CVE-2008-1678
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 5.5%EU EUVD
Memory leak in the zlib_stateful_init function in crypto/comp/c_zlib.c in libssl in OpenSSL 0.9.8f through 0.9.8h allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via multiple calls, as demonstrated by initial SSL client handshakes to the Apache HTTP Server mod_ssl that specify a compression algorithm.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-399
- EPSS score
- 5.5% (93th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-1679)
- Published
- July 10, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-1679 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
References
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=222643
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00000.html
- http://marc.info/?l=openssl-dev&m=121060672602371&w=2(Exploit)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31026(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31416
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32222
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34219
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35264
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38761
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42724
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42733
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44183
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-06.xml
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3981
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2010&m=slackware-security.663049
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=654119
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:124
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1075.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31692
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-731-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780
- https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/bugs/186339
- https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/bugs/224945(Exploit)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=447268
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43948
- https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=44975
- https://kb.bluecoat.com/index?page=content&id=SA50
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9754
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-August/msg00055.html
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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