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CVE-2002-1568

MEDIUM
5.0NVD

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.

CVSS v2.0 Score

5.0
/ 10.0
MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Information

Published
17 nov. 2003
Updated
16 avr. 2026
Status
Modified
Source
cve@mitre.org

Affected products

openssl opensslAll OpenSSL CVEs →
Versions : 0.9.6e

Weaknesses (CWE)

NVD-CWE-Other

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