CVE-2008-1678

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.

Risk Information

Base Score
8.6
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
8.958

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
Multiple vulnerabilities affected in OpenSSL 0.9.8hWindows
Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in OpenSSL 0.9.8fWindows
Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in OpenSSL 0.9.8gWindows

Patch Details

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Patch IDPatch Description
PATCH-352259OpenSSL (3.6.0)
PATCH-352259OpenSSL (3.6.0)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234