What is CVE-2008-0226?

CVE-2008-0226 is a vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2008-01-10.

Is CVE-2008-0226 known to be exploited?

15 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Apple Mac OS X

CVE-2008-0226

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2008-01-10 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.916 (99.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-15.

High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.916 · newest: 0.916 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apple Mac OS X — versions 10.5.4
MySQL — versions 5.0.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2
Oracle MySQL — versions 5.0.23, 5.0.25, 5.0.26
Yassl
Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 6.06, 6.10, 7.04
Debian Linux — versions 5.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1478 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
secunia.com/advisories/29443 (Not Applicable, third-party-advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485810/100/0/threaded (mailing-list, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
secunia.com/advisories/28324 (Not Applicable, third-party-advisory)
securityreason.com/securityalert/3531 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
bugs.mysql.com/33814 (Permissions Required)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/27140 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
secunia.com/advisories/28597 (Not Applicable, third-party-advisory)
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0560/references (Permissions Required, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-0226?: CVE-2008-0226 is a vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2008-01-10.
Is CVE-2008-0226 known to be exploited?: 15 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.