CVE-2002-0656 describes buffer overflow vulnerabilities in OpenSSL versions 0.9.6d and earlier, and 0.9.7-beta2 and earlier, impacting products like Apple and Oracle. These flaws allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a large client master key in SSL2 or a large session ID in SSL3. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) and a FAUCET Risk Score of 99/100, this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not currently on the KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-40347) exists, indicating public exploit code availability, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.9.1cCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.1c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.2bCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.2b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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