CVE-2008-1678

Public Exploit

Description

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.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.87% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory slackware.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1075.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42724 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34219 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43948 vdb entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=447268
http://secunia.com/advisories/31026 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2010&m=slackware-security.663049 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31692 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00000.html vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9754 vdb entry signature
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681 vdb entry
https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=44975
http://secunia.com/advisories/38761 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31416 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/44183 third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-731-1 vendor advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=222643
http://secunia.com/advisories/32222 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35264 third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:124 vendor advisory
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=654119
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-August/msg00055.html vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-06.xml vendor advisory
https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/bugs/224945 exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780 vdb entry
https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/bugs/186339
https://kb.bluecoat.com/index?page=content&id=SA50
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3981 third party advisory
http://marc.info/?l=openssl-dev&m=121060672602371&w=2 mailing list exploit
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
http://secunia.com/advisories/42733 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1678?
CVE-2008-1678 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1678?
To fix CVE-2008-1678, 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-2008-1678 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-1678 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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