CVE-2008-0227
yaSSL 1.7.5 and earlier, as used in MySQL and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a Hello packet containing a large size value, which triggers a buffer over-read in the HASHwithTransform::Update…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.49%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
yaSSL 1.7.5 and earlier, as used in MySQL and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a Hello packet containing a large size value, which triggers a buffer over-read in the HASHwithTransform::Update function in hash.cpp.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.49% probability · 84th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- yassl/yassl
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://bugs.mysql.com/33814
- http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-23.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28324Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28597
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29443
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32222
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3531
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1478
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:150
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485810/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27140Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-588-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0560/references
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39433
- http://bugs.mysql.com/33814
- http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-23.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28324Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28597
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29443
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32222
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3531
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1478
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:150
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485810/100/0/threaded
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.