Vulnerability in OpenSSL
CVE-2008-7270
OpenSSL before 0.9.8j, when SSL_OP_NETSCAPE_REUSE_CIPHER_CHANGE_BUG is enabled, does not prevent modification of the ciphersuite in the session cache, which allows remote attackers to force the use of a disabled cipher via vectors involving sniffing network traffic to discover a session identifier, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-4180.
Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.034 (88.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 88.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.034 · newest: 0.034 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- OpenSSL — versions 0.9.7l, 0.9.7g, 0.9.6m
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cvs.openssl.org/chngview
- secunia.com/advisories/42493 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522176 (vendor-advisory)
- ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1029-1 (vendor-advisory)
- marc.info/ (vendor-advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/45254 (vdb-entry)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0977.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0978.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0896.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-7270?
- CVE-2008-7270 is a vulnerability in OpenSSL, classified under Cryptographic Issues. Published 2010-12-06.
- Is CVE-2008-7270 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.