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CVE-2008-0891

Published: May 29, 2008 | Modified: Apr 09, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
5 MODERATE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
LOW
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0891
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/189.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
OpensslOpenssl0.9.8f (including)0.9.8f (including)
OpensslOpenssl0.9.8g (including)0.9.8g (including)
OpensslUbuntudevel*
OpensslUbuntuhardy*
OpensslUbuntuupstream*

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