CVE-2002-1568

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.

Scoring

CVSS base score
0.04
EPSS probability
1.09%
Published
2003-10-08
Last modified
2026-03-16

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