CVE-2006-3738: openssl
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Vulnerability summary
CVE-2006-3738 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in openssl. EPSS estimates a 49.91% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 10, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 8 · Related 2Timeline
- 28-09-2006PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Buffer overflow in the SSL_get_shared_ciphers function in OpenSSL 0.9.7 before 0.9.7l, 0.9.8 before 0.9.8d, and earlier versions has unspecified impact and remote attack vectors involving a long list of ciphers.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
49.91%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
99%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Increase +0.64 pp
From 49.27% on 05-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Debian1 product
- openssl< 0.9.8c-2
Openssl1 product
- opensslEOL0.9.7 | 0.9.7a | 0.9.7b | 0.9.7c | 0.9.7d | 0.9.7e | 0.9.7f | 0.9.7g | 0.9.7h | 0.9.7i | 0.9.7j | 0.9.7k | 0.9.8 | 0.9.8a | 0.9.8b | 0.9.8c
2 vendors · 2 products
References
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