CVE-2008-7270
EPSS 1.3%
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.
How to fix CVE-2008-7270
To remediate CVE-2008-7270, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/openssl—upgrade to 0.9.8k-1 or later
Is CVE-2008-7270 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 0.9.8k-1