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CVE-2003-0131

HIGHEPSS 93th pctl
7.5
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

The SSL and TLS components for OpenSSL 0.9.6i and earlier, 0.9.7, and 0.9.7a allow remote attackers to perform an unauthorized RSA private key operation via a modified Bleichenbacher attack that uses a large number of SSL or TLS connections using PKCS #1 v1.5 padding that cause OpenSSL to leak information regarding the relationship between ciphertext and the associated plaintext, aka the "Klima-Pokorny-Rosa attack."

How to fix

Remediation Available
opensslDebian
Fixed in:0.9.7b-1CVE-2003-0131
Fixed in:0.9.7b-1CVE-2003-0131
Fixed in:0.9.7b-1CVE-2003-0131
Fixed in:0.9.7b-1CVE-2003-0131

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

6.28%probability of exploitation in 30 days
93rdpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 93% of all known CVEs.

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