CVE-2008-7270

openssl: NETSCAPE_REUSE_CIPHER_CHANGE_BUG downgrade-to-disabled ciphersuite attack

Published Dec 6, 2010 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 3.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
OpenSSL before 0.9.8j, when SSL_OP_NETSCAPE_REUSE_CIPHER_CHANGE_BUG is enabled, does not prevent modification of the ciphersuite in the session cache, which allows remote attackers to force the use of a disabled cipher via vectors involving sniffing network traffic to discover a session identifier, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-4180.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-7223 OpenSSL before 0.9.8j, when SSL_OP_NETSCAPE_REUSE_CIPHER_CHANGE_BUG is enabled, does not prevent modification of the ciphersuite in the session cache, which allows remote attackers to force the use of a disabled cipher via vectors involving sniffing network traffic to discover a session identifier, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-4180.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1029-1 OpenSSL vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.02253}

epss

{'score': 0.02}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 12:03 PM
Reserved
Dec 6, 2010, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 6, 2010, 10:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:03 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Dec 2, 2010, 12:00 AM