CVE-2002-1568

Description

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.

How to fix CVE-2002-1568

To remediate CVE-2002-1568, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.

• Debian/openssl—upgrade to 0.9.6g-1 or later

Is CVE-2002-1568 being exploited?

Low — EPSS is 1.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.

Affected packages (1)

• from 0, < 0.9.6g-1

References (1)

• ADVISORYsecurity-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2002-1568