CVE-2008-7270
OpenSSL before 0.9.8j, when SSL_OP_NETSCAPE_REUSE_CIPHER_CHANGE_BUG is enabled, does not prevent modification of the ciphersuite in the session cache, which allows remote attackers to force the use of
02 Description
OpenSSL before 0.9.8j, when SSL_OP_NETSCAPE_REUSE_CIPHER_CHANGE_BUG is enabled, does not prevent modification of the ciphersuite in the session cache, which allows remote attackers to force the use of
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
- 3.42% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 88.3% 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
- 2010-12-06 22:00Z15 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 12:03Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2010-12-06
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- 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
- 1364f0d7bff16449ecea903c144a63f97f2e21ed19c09cf14baf88534214863f
05 Affected products
06 References
- cvs.openssl.orghttp://cvs.openssl.org/chngview?cn=17489
- secunia.com42493http://secunia.com/advisories/42493
- www.securityfocus.comSSRT100817http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522176
- ubuntu.comUSN-1029-1http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1029-1
- marc.infoHPSBHF02706http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=132077688910227&w=2
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=659462
- www.securityfocus.com45254http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45254
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2010:0977http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0977.html
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2010:0978http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0978.html
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2011:0896http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0896.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- openssl Fixed in 0.9.8k-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- openssl Fixed in 0.9.8k-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- openssl Fixed in 0.9.8k-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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