CVE-2008-0227 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in yaSSL 1.7.5 and earlier, including its use in MySQL, where a remote attacker can crash the server. This is achieved by sending a specially crafted Hello packet with a large size value, leading to a buffer over-read. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to impact confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.7.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:yassl:yassl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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