openssl — security advisory
Off-by-one error in the SSL_get_shared_ciphers function in OpenSSL 0.9.7 up to 0.9.7l, and 0.9.8 up to 0.9.8f, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet that triggers a one-byte buffer underflow. NOTE: this issue was introduced as a result of a fix for CVE-2006-3738. As of 20071012, it is unknown whether code execution is possible.
- Products
- openssl
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 0.9.8e-9
- CVEs
- CVE-2007-5135
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 15:47 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
Off-by-one error in the SSL_get_shared_ciphers function in OpenSSL 0.9.7 up to 0.9.7l, and 0.9.8 up to 0.9.8f, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet that triggers a one-byte buffer underflow. NOTE: this issue was introduced as a result of a fix for CVE-2006-3738. As of 20071012, it is unknown whether code execution is possible.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2007-5135
openssl
Fixed versions: 0.9.8e-9
openssl
Fixed versions: 0.9.8e-9
openssl
Fixed versions: 0.9.8e-9
Complete source record
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