CVE-2007-5135

Description

Off-by-one error in the SSL_get_shared_ciphers function in OpenSSL 0.9.7 up to 0.9.7l, and 0.9.8 up to 0.9.8f, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet that triggers a one-byte buffer underflow. NOTE: this issue was introduced as a result of a fix for CVE-2006-3738. As of 20071012, it is unknown whether code execution is possible.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 30.64% Top 5%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=194039
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/484353/100/0/threaded vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5337 vdb entry signature
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481217/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0241
http://secunia.com/advisories/27205 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27097 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2362 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018755 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/31489 third party advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Jul/msg00003.html vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00218.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1003.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29242 third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:193 vendor advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1770
http://secunia.com/advisories/27186 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27851 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2268 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/30124 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27394 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openbsd.org/errata41.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481506/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10904 vdb entry signature
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485936/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/31308 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22130 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27031 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000002.html mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3625 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/480855/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-07:08.openssl.asc vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/522-1/ vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2361 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/27217 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31467 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27961 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0964.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27870 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25831 vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1379 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4042 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481488/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/27330 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4038
http://secunia.com/advisories/30161 third party advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-07.xml vendor advisory
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4037
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0013.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/28368 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1769
http://secunia.com/advisories/27012 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3179 third party advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-485.htm
http://secunia.com/advisories/27229 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27051 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31326 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27078 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-06.xml vendor advisory
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2008-007.txt.asc vendor advisory
http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20071012.txt
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200858-1 vendor advisory
http://www.openbsd.org/errata40.html vendor advisory
http://www.openbsd.org/errata42.html vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36837 vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0813.html vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_20_sr.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3325 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4144 vdb entry
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0001.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0064 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/27021 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103130-1 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486859/100/0/threaded mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-5135?
CVE-2007-5135 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-5135?
To fix CVE-2007-5135, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-5135 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-5135 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~31% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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