CVE-2002-1568
OpenSSL 0.9.6e uses assertions when detecting buffer overflow attacks instead of less severe mechanisms, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via certain messages that cause OpenSSL to abort from a failed assertion, as…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.80%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
OpenSSL 0.9.6e uses assertions when detecting buffer overflow attacks instead of less severe mechanisms, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via certain messages that cause OpenSSL to abort from a failed assertion, as demonstrated using SSLv2 CLIENT_MASTER_KEY messages, which are not properly handled in s2_srvr.c.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.80% probability · 86th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- openssl/openssl
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://cvs.openssl.org/chngview?cn=7659Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106511018214983
- http://www.ebitech.sk/patrik/SA/SA-20031002.txt
- http://cvs.openssl.org/chngview?cn=7659Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106511018214983
- http://www.ebitech.sk/patrik/SA/SA-20031002.txt
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.