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MEDIUMCVSS 5.0

CVE-2002-1568

CVE-2002-1568 updated by NVD

Modified
2026-09-20
Sources
nvd

Summary

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.

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffected versionsFixed versions
OpenSSLopenssl[object Object]

References

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