4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2008-7270
OpenSSL SSL Session Cache Cipher Suite Modification Vulnerability
Description

OpenSSL before 0.9.8j, when SSL_OP_NETSCAPE_REUSE_CIPHER_CHANGE_BUG is enabled, does not prevent modification of the ciphersuite in the session cache, which allows remote attackers to force the use of a disabled cipher via vectors involving sniffing network traffic to discover a session identifier, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-4180.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 6, 2010, 10:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 11, 2025, 12:51 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2008-7270 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-7270 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Openssl openssl

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Updated: 2 days, 7 hours ago
6 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 23, 2023, 5:42 a.m. This repo has been linked 471 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-7270 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-7270 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://cvs.openssl.org/chngview?cn=17489
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=132077688910227&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=132077688910227&w=2
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/42493
    Added Reference http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1029-1
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0977.html
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0978.html
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0896.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522176
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522176
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45254
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=659462
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 07, 2010

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-7270 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-7270 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

2.25 }} -2.05%

score

0.83109

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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