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CVE-2008-1678

Published: Jul 10, 2008 | Modified: Apr 09, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/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-2008-1678
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/399.html

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 calls, as demonstrated by initial SSL client handshakes to the Apache HTTP Server mod_ssl that specify a compression algorithm.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
OpensslOpenssl0.9.8f (including)0.9.8f (including)
OpensslOpenssl0.9.8g (including)0.9.8g (including)
OpensslOpenssl0.9.8h (including)0.9.8h (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5RedHathttpd-0:2.2.3-22.el5_3.1*
Apache2Ubuntugutsy*
Apache2Ubuntuhardy*
Apache2Ubuntuupstream*

References

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