OpenSSL 0.9.8f and 0.9.8g allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash)…
Priority LOW 28CWE-476Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
OpenSSL 0.9.8f and 0.9.8g allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a TLS handshake that omits the Server Key Exchange message and uses "particular cipher suites," which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.05 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-1672
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-322g-pxmj-97cc
References
Advisory 12
- http://cert.fi/haavoittuvuudet/2008/advisory-openssl.html
- SSA:2008-210-08
- FEDORA-2008-4723
- http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=738400
- ADV-2008-1680
- USN-620-1
- http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20080528.txt
- GLSA-200806-08
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=615606
- ADV-2008-1937
- MDVSA-2008:107
- VU#520586
Sources
- CVE-2008-1672 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-1672 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-322g-pxmj-97cc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2008-1672 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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