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OpenSSL servers contain a remotely exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability during the SSL3 handshake process

Vulnerability Note VU#561275

Original Release Date: 2002-07-30 | Last Revised: 2002-09-30

Overview

OpenSSL is an open-source implementation of the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol. A remotely exploitable vulnerability exists in OpenSSL servers that could lead to the execution of arbitrary code on the system

Description

Servers running OpenSSL pre-release version 0.9.7 with Kerberos enabled, contain a remotely exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability. This vulnerability can be exploited by a malicious client sending a malformed key during the SSLv3 handshake process with the server.

Impact

A remote attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code on the server with the privileges of the exploited application or service.

Solution

OpenSSL Clients should apply the patches provided by your vendors, or upgrade to OpenSSL 0.9.6e. Note that applications statically linking to OpenSSL libraries may need to be recompiled with the corrected version of OpenSSL.

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Acknowledgements

Thanks to A.L. Digital Ltd for discovering and reporting on this vulnerability.

This document was written by Jason A Rafail.

Other Information

CVE IDs: CVE-2002-0657
CERT Advisory: CA-2002-23
Severity Metric: 5.88
Date Public: 2002-07-30
Date First Published: 2002-07-30
Date Last Updated: 2002-09-30 20:51 UTC
Document Revision: 28

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