NULL pointer dereference in Openssl
CVE-2008-1672
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.
EPSS: 0.050 (91.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Openssl — versions 0.9.8f, 0.9.8g
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 8.04
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SLACKWARE)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-1672?
- CVE-2008-1672 is a vulnerability in Openssl, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. Published 2008-05-29.
- Is CVE-2008-1672 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.