Numeric Errors Affecting openssl package, versions <0.9.8g-10.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
13.36% (96th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-OPENSSL-374999
  • published29 May 2008
  • disclosed29 May 2008

Introduced: 29 May 2008

CVE-2008-0891  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-189  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 openssl to version 0.9.8g-10.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openssl package and not the openssl package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

Double free vulnerability in OpenSSL 0.9.8f and 0.9.8g, when the TLS server name extensions are enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed Client Hello packet. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

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