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CVE-2008-1672

MEDIUMEPSS 91th pctl
4.3
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

OpenSSL 0.9.8f and 0.9.8g allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a TLS handshake that omits the Server Key Exchange message and uses "particular cipher suites," which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.

How to fix

Remediation Available
opensslDebian
Fixed in:0.9.8g-10.1CVE-2008-1672
Fixed in:0.9.8g-10.1CVE-2008-1672
Fixed in:0.9.8g-10.1CVE-2008-1672
Fixed in:0.9.8g-10.1CVE-2008-1672

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

5.00%probability of exploitation in 30 days
91stpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 91% of all known CVEs.

References

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