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CVE-2008-0891

Publication date 29 May 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Double free vulnerability in OpenSSL 0.9.8f and 0.9.8g, when the TLS server name extensions are enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed Client Hello packet. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
openssl 8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 0.9.8g-4ubuntu3.3
7.10 gutsy
Not affected
7.04 feisty
Not affected
6.06 LTS dapper
Not affected

Notes

kees

I don't think we're compile with this option at all?

jdstrand

tlsext not enabled until 0.9.8g-5, so this is negligible on hardy

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-620-1
    • OpenSSL vulnerabilities
    • 26 June 2008

Other references