CVE-2008-0891
OpenSSL TLS Server Name Extension Double Free Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
May 29, 2008, 4:32 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.9
Exploitability Score :
8.6
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2008-0891 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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CVE-2008-0891 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://cert.fi/haavoittuvuudet/2008/advisory-openssl.html Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/30405 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/30460 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/30825 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/30852 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/30868 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/31228 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/31288 Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200806-08.xml Added Reference http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.562004 Added Reference http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=615606 Added Reference http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=738400 Added Reference http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/661475 Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:107 Added Reference http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20080528.txt Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29405 Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020121 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-620-1 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1680 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1937/references Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42666 Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg01029.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed 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. 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. -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 13, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed 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. 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. -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 08, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/42666 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42666 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 30, 2008
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-0891 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-0891
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Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
10.51 }} -10.16%
score
0.92552
percentile