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CVE-2002-1568

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 2.73%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2003-11-17 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2002-1568
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5
EPSS
2.73%
OpenSSL

Original Filing — NVD Description

OpenSSL 0.9.6e uses assertions when detecting buffer overflow attacks instead of less severe mechanisms, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via certain messages that cause OpenSSL to abort from a failed assertion, as demonstrated using SSLv2 CLIENT_MASTER_KEY messages, which are not properly handled in s2_srvr.c.