CVE-2008-1678
Memory leak in the zlib_stateful_init function in crypto/comp/c_zlib.c in libssl in OpenSSL 0.9.8f through 0.9.8h allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via multiple
02 Description
Memory leak in the zlib_stateful_init function in crypto/comp/c_zlib.c in libssl in OpenSSL 0.9.8f through 0.9.8h allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via multiple
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 5.47% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 92.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2008-07-10 17:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 08:32Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-04-03
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 6247e9e4d35b284e79a3512de32eebf43ba42ac56b7175e13fe551cee8e3810e
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2009:1075http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1075.html
- secunia.com42724http://secunia.com/advisories/42724
- secunia.com34219http://secunia.com/advisories/34219
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comopenssl-libssl-dos(43948)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43948
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=447268
- secunia.com31026http://secunia.com/advisories/31026
- slackware.comSSA:2010-060-02http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2010&m=slackware-security.663049
- www.securityfocus.com31692http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31692
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SR:2008:024http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00000.html
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:9754https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9754
- www.securityfocus.com31681http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681
- issues.apache.orghttps://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=44975
- secunia.com38761http://secunia.com/advisories/38761
- secunia.com31416http://secunia.com/advisories/31416
- secunia.com44183http://secunia.com/advisories/44183
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-731-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-731-1
- bugs.gentoo.orghttp://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=222643
- secunia.com32222http://secunia.com/advisories/32222
- secunia.com35264http://secunia.com/advisories/35264
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2009:124http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:124
- svn.apache.orghttp://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=654119
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2008-6393https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-August/msg00055.html
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-200807-06http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-06.xml
- bugs.edge.launchpad.nethttps://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/bugs/224945
- www.vupen.comADV-2008-2780http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780
- bugs.edge.launchpad.nethttps://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/bugs/186339
- kb.bluecoat.comhttps://kb.bluecoat.com/index?page=content&id=SA50
- securityreason.com3981http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3981
- marc.info[openssl-dev] 20080512 possible memory leak in zlib compressionhttp://marc.info/?l=openssl-dev&m=121060672602371&w=2
- lists.apple.comAPPLE-SA-2008-10-09http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
- support.apple.comhttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
- secunia.com42733http://secunia.com/advisories/42733
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- apache2 Fixed in 2.2.8-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- apache2 Fixed in 2.2.8-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- apache2 Fixed in 2.2.8-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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