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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0078

ssl3_get_record in s3_pkt.c for OpenSSL before 0.9.7a and 0.9.6 before 0.9.6i does not perform a MAC computation if an incorrect block cipher padding is used, which causes an information leak (timing discrepancy) that may make it easier to launch cryptographic attacks that rely on distinguishing between padding and MAC verification errors, possibly leading to extraction of the original plaintext, aka the "Vaudenay timing attack."

Products
openssl
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
0.9.7a-1
CVEs
CVE-2003-0078
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 20:13 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0078

core-osv · Original source

Published 3 Mar 2003, 05:00 UTC

ssl3_get_record in s3_pkt.c for OpenSSL before 0.9.7a and 0.9.6 before 0.9.6i does not perform a MAC computation if an incorrect block cipher padding is used, which causes an information leak (timing discrepancy) that may make it easier to launch cryptographic attacks that rely on distinguishing between padding and MAC verification errors, possibly leading to extraction of the original plaintext, aka the "Vaudenay timing attack."

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0078

openssl

Fixed versions: 0.9.7a-1

openssl

Fixed versions: 0.9.7a-1

openssl

Fixed versions: 0.9.7a-1

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0078",
  "method": "structured",
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    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0078",
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        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-22T23:47:24.999768661Z",
      "provider": "osv",
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      ],
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      ]
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": null
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 410472,
  "published_at": "2003-03-03T05:00:00+00:00"
}