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CVE-2008-1678

Memory leak in the zlib_stateful_init function in crypto/comp/c_zlib.c in libssl in OpenSSL 0.9.8f through 0.9.8h allows

Memory leak in the zlib_stateful_init function in crypto/comp/c_zlib.c in libssl in OpenSSL 0.9.8f through 0.9.8h allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via multiple calls, as demonstrated by initial SSL client handshakes to the Apache HTTP Server mod_ssl that specify a compression algorithm.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.08958
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  • EPSS percentile: top 7% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
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Affected Products & Versions

1
opensslall versions

Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocbugs.edge.launchpad.net · 224945bugs.edge.launchpad.net

Scoring & Timeline

5
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published to NVD10 Jul 2008 · 05:41 PM

Vendor Advisories

4
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10623-1
rhsaRHSA-2010:0054Moderate
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References & Sources

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