Ssleay is a cryptographic library component with a narrow product scope but elevated prominence in legacy systems and embedded deployments where SSL/TLS functionality is required. Its observed vulnerability pattern centers on cryptographic algorithm choices and implementation issues characteristic of aging security libraries, reflected in recurring weaknesses around broken or risky cipher selection and related protocol-level flaws. Current severity, exploitation activity, and exposure metrics are shown alongside this summary.
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact products developed by Ssleay over time
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (2 CVEs).
2 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-1999-0007MEDIUM Information from SSL-encrypted sessions via PKCS #1. | Jun 26, 1998 | 5.0 | 19 | NO | NO |
CVE-2001-1141MEDIUM The Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) in SSLeay and OpenSSL before 0.9.6b allows attackers to use the output of small PRNG requests to determine the internal state information, | Jul 10, 2001 | 5.0 | 16 | NO | NO |
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (2 CVEs).
An overview of all social media posts that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Ssleay.
Media articles that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Ssleay — matched by CVE ID, not by vendor name.