CVE-2007-4995: openssl Numeric Errors
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2007-4995 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Numeric Errors vulnerability in openssl. EPSS estimates a 10.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 9.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2Timeline
- 13-10-2007PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Off-by-one error in the DTLS implementation in OpenSSL 0.9.8 before 0.9.8f allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
10.51%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
96%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 10.51% on 04-10-2026
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< 0.9.8f-1
Openssl1 product
- opensslEOL0.9.8 | 0.9.8a | 0.9.8b | 0.9.8c | 0.9.8d | 0.9.8e
2 vendors · 2 products
References
32 links- support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=738962X Refsource MISC
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- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00218.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORA
- h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01299773Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource HP
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10288VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
- bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=195634X Refsource CONFIRM