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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2008-7128

The ssl_parse_client_key_exchange function in XySSL before 0.9 does not protect against certain Bleichenbacher attacks using chosen ciphertext, which allows remote attackers to recover keys via unspecified vectors.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.39%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.39%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

The ssl_parse_client_key_exchange function in XySSL before 0.9 does not protect against certain Bleichenbacher attacks using chosen ciphertext, which allows remote attackers to recover keys via unspecified vectors.

CVSS 2.0
7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
1.39% probability · 71th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-264
Affected
xyssl/xyssl
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.