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DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1568
DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1568
PUBLISHED
CVSS 9.300000190734863 CRITICAL
Record from OSV · Published November 17, 2003
OpenSSL 0.9.6e uses assertions when detecting buffer overflow attacks instead of less severe mechanisms, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via certain messages that cause OpenSSL to abort from a failed assertion, as demonstrated using SSLv2 CLIENT_MASTER_KEY messages, which are not properly handled in s2_srvr.c.
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| openssl | Debian:14 | 0.9.6g-1 |
| openssl | Debian:12 | 0.9.6g-1 |
| openssl | Debian:13 | 0.9.6g-1 |
Risk scores
CVSS 4.0
9.300000190734863
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:14 | openssl | 0 |
| Debian:12 | openssl | 0 |
| Debian:13 | openssl | 0 |
| Debian | openssl |
Timeline
- Nov 17, 2003 CVE Published
- Oct 22, 2026 CVE Updated
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