CVE & CISA-KEV CatalogNVD
CVE-2008-0226
HIGHEPSS 100th pctl7.5
CVSS v2
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in yaSSL 1.7.5 and earlier, as used in MySQL and possibly other products, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) the ProcessOldClientHello function in handshake.cpp or (2) "input_buffer& operator>>" in yassl_imp.cpp.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
91.60%probability of exploitation in 30 days
100thpercentile
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://bugs.mysql.com/33814
- http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-23.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28324
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28419
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28597
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29443
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32222
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3531
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1478
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:150
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485810/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485811/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27140
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-588-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0560/references
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39429
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39431
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