CVE - CVE-2008-0891

CVE-ID
CVE-2008-0891	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
Double free vulnerability in OpenSSL 0.9.8f and 0.9.8g, when the TLS server name extensions are enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed Client Hello packet. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
References
Note: References are provided for the convenience of the reader to help distinguish between vulnerabilities. The list is not intended to be complete.
MISC:1020121 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020121 MISC:29405 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29405 MISC:30405 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/30405 MISC:30460 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/30460 MISC:30825 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/30825 MISC:30852 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/30852 MISC:30868 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/30868 MISC:31228 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/31228 MISC:31288 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/31288 MISC:ADV-2008-1680 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1680~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:ADV-2008-1937 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1937/references~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:FEDORA-2008-4723 URL:https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg01029.html MISC:GLSA-200806-08 URL:http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200806-08.xml MISC:MDVSA-2008:107 URL:~~http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:107~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:SSA:2008-210-08 URL:http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.562004 MISC:USN-620-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-620-1 MISC:VU#661475 URL:http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/661475 MISC:http://cert.fi/haavoittuvuudet/2008/advisory-openssl.html URL:http://cert.fi/haavoittuvuudet/2008/advisory-openssl.html MISC:http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=615606 URL:http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=615606 MISC:http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=738400 URL:http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=738400 MISC:http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20080528.txt URL:http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20080528.txt MISC:openssl-servername-dos(42666) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42666
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20080221	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20080221)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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