Is CVE-2008-0226 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-0226 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-0226?

CVE-2008-0226 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-0226

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 91.6%EU EUVD

Multiple buffer overflows in yaSSL 1.7.5 and earlier, as used in MySQL and possibly other products, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) the ProcessOldClientHello function in handshake.cpp or (2) "input_buffer& operator>>" in yassl_imp.cpp.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.5 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-119
EPSS score: 91.6% (100th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-0238)
Published: January 10, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-0238 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

apple / mac os x
canonical / ubuntu linux
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debian / debian linux
mysql / mysql
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References

http://bugs.mysql.com/33814(Permissions Required)
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-23.html(Not Applicable)
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/28324(Not Applicable)
http://secunia.com/advisories/28419(Not Applicable)
http://secunia.com/advisories/28597(Not Applicable)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29443(Not Applicable)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32222(Not Applicable)
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3531(Third Party Advisory)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1478(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:150(Broken Link)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485810/100/0/threaded(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485811/100/0/threaded(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27140(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-588-1(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0560/references(Permissions Required)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780(Permissions Required)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39429(VDB Entry)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39431(VDB Entry)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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