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CVE-2004-0112

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2004-0112 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in OpenSSL versions 0.9.7a, 0.9.7b, and 0.9.7c, specifically impacting the SSL/TLS handshaking code when using Kerberos ciphersuites. This flaw, due to improper length checking of Kerberos tickets, allows remote attackers to trigger an out-of-bounds read and crash affected systems, including products from vendors like Apple, Cisco, and Red Hat. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a low-complexity attack requiring no authentication, leading to a partial availability impact. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor readily available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, the CVE has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firewall_services_module:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firewall_services_module:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firewall_services_module:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.1_\(3.005\)CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firewall_services_module:1.1_\(3.005\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.1_\(0.208\)CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firewall_services_module:2.1_\(0.208\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
10.42%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
95.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1042 is in the 94th percentile among its peer group of 23,684 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Fixed in: openssl-0:0.9.7a-33.4
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Fixed in: openssl096b-0:0.9.6b-16
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 9
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2004-0112Low

security flaw

Mar 17, 2004

References

ftp.netbsd.org / pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2004-005.txt.asc
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ftp.sco.com / pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2004.10/SCOSA-2004.10.txt
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distro.conectiva.com.br / atualizacoes
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docs.info.apple.com / article.html
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lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.html
Mailing List
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.html
Mailing List
lists.apple.com / mhonarc/security-announce/msg00045.html
Broken Link
marc.info
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
marc.info
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/11139
Broken Link
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200403-03.xml
Third Party Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/15508
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1049
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oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A928
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oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9580
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sunsolve.sun.com / pub-cgi/retrieve.pl
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ciac.org / ciac/bulletins/o-101.shtml
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cisco.com / warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20040317-openssl.shtml
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kb.cert.org / vuls/id/484726
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
mandriva.com / security/advisories
Third Party Advisory
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2004_07_openssl.html
Broken Link
openssl.org / news/secadv_20040317.txt
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redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2004-120.html
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redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2004-121.html
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securityfocus.com / bid/9899
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryVendor Advisory
slackware.org / security/viewer.php
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trustix.org / errata/2004/0012
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uniras.gov.uk / vuls/2004/224012/index.htm
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us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA04-078A.html
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource