CVE-2008-7270

Description

OpenSSL before 0.9.8j, when SSL_OP_NETSCAPE_REUSE_CIPHER_CHANGE_BUG is enabled, does not prevent modification of the ciphersuite in the session cache, which allows remote attackers to force the use of a disabled cipher via vectors involving sniffing network traffic to discover a session identifier, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-4180.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.25% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://cvs.openssl.org/chngview?cn=17489
http://secunia.com/advisories/42493 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522176 vendor advisory
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1029-1 vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=132077688910227&w=2 vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=659462
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45254 vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0977.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0978.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0896.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-7270?
CVE-2008-7270 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-7270?
To fix CVE-2008-7270, 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-2008-7270 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-7270 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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