CVE-2008-1672 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting OpenSSL versions 0.9.8f and 0.9.8g, including those used in Canonical Ubuntu Linux. A remote attacker can trigger a NULL pointer dereference and crash the server by initiating a TLS handshake that omits the Server Key Exchange message while using specific cipher suites. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium attack complexity and potential for partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.9.8fCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8f:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.8gCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8g:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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