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CVE-2008-1678 Details

Description

Memory leak in the zlib_stateful_init function in crypto/comp/c_zlib.c in libssl in OpenSSL 0.9.8f through 0.9.8h allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via multiple calls, as demonstrated by initial SSL client handshakes to the Apache HTTP Server mod_ssl that specify a compression algorithm.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=222643	CVE
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html	CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00000.html	CVE
http://marc.info/?l=openssl-dev&m=121060672602371&w=2	CVE	Exploit
https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/bugs/186339	CVE
https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/bugs/224945	CVE	Exploit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=447268	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/31026	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31416	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/32222	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/34219	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/35264	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/38761	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/42724	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/42733	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/44183	CVE
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-06.xml	CVE
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3981	CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43948	CVE
https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=44975	CVE
https://kb.bluecoat.com/index?page=content&id=SA50	CVE
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2010&m=slackware-security.663049	CVE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9754	CVE
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216	CVE
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=654119	CVE
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-August/msg00055.html	CVE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:124	CVE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1075.html	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31692	CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-731-1	CVE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780	CVE
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=222643	[email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html	[email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00000.html	[email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=openssl-dev&m=121060672602371&w=2	[email protected]	Exploit
https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/bugs/186339	[email protected]
https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/bugs/224945	[email protected]	Exploit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=447268	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/31026	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31416	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/32222	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/34219	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/35264	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/38761	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/42724	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/42733	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/44183	[email protected]
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-06.xml	[email protected]
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3981	[email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43948	[email protected]
https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=44975	[email protected]
https://kb.bluecoat.com/index?page=content&id=SA50	[email protected]
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2010&m=slackware-security.663049	[email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9754	[email protected]
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216	[email protected]
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=654119	[email protected]
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-August/msg00055.html	[email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:124	[email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1075.html	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31692	[email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-731-1	[email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780	[email protected]

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-399	Resource Management Errors	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
openssl openssl	0.9.8f 0.9.8g 0.9.8h
CPE cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8f:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8g:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8h:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

9 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 13, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 2, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 8, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 10, 2008	Initial Analysis	[email protected]