SB2002081203 - SSLV2 Handshake malformed key buffer overflow in OpenSSL
Published: August 12, 2002 Updated: September 14, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2002081203
CSH Severity
Critical
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) SSLV2 Handshake malformed key buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2002-0656)
CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Red
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error in OpenSSL. A remote unauthenticated attacker can execute arbitrary code by sending a large client master key in SSL2 or a large session ID in SSL3.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.