CVE-2008-7128 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The ssl_parse_client_key_exchange function in XySSL before 0.9 does not protect against certain Bleichenbacher attacks using chosen ciphertext, which allows remote attackers to recover keys via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2009-08-31

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:xyssl:xyssl::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:xyssl:xyssl:0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:xyssl:xyssl:0.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:xyssl:xyssl:0.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:xyssl:xyssl:0.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:xyssl:xyssl:0.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:xyssl:xyssl:0.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:xyssl:xyssl:0.7:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-7087	The ssl_parse_client_key_exchange function in XySSL before 0.9 does not protect against certain Bleichenbacher attacks using chosen ciphertext, which allows remote attackers to recover keys via unspecified vectors.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00519.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://polarssl.org/?archive#001c
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0917/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41253

History

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Subscriptions

Xyssl Xyssl

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-08-31T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T11:56:14.250Z

Reserved: 2009-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-7128

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-08-31T10:30:01.217

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-7128

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-264

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