CVE-2007-5135
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.8 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-189
- EPSS score
- 16.1% (97th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2007-5116)
- Published
- September 27, 2007
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-5116 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- openssl / openssl
- openssl / openssl
- openssl / openssl
- openssl / openssl
- openssl / openssl
- openssl / openssl
- openssl / openssl
- openssl / openssl
- openssl / openssl
- openssl / openssl
- openssl / openssl
- openssl / openssl
- openssl / openssl
- openssl / openssl
- openssl / openssl
- openssl / openssl
- openssl / openssl
- openssl / openssl
- openssl / openssl
- openssl / openssl
- openssl / openssl
- openssl / openssl
- openssl / openssl
- openssl / openssl
- openssl / openssl
- openssl / openssl
References
- ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2008-007.txt.asc
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Jul/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00001.html
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000002.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22130(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27012(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27021(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27031(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27051(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27078(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27097(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27186(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27205(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27217(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27229(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27330(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27394(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27851(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27870(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27961(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28368(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29242
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30124
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30161
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31308
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31326
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31467
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31489
- http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-07:08.openssl.asc
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-06.xml
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3179
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103130-1
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200858-1
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-485.htm
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0241
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1379
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-07.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:193
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_20_sr.html
- http://www.openbsd.org/errata40.html
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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