CVE-2007-5135: openssl Numeric Errors

Modified

AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2007-5135DSA-1379-1

Published 27-09-2007Last modified 07-08-2024

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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2007-5135 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) Numeric Errors vulnerability in openssl. EPSS estimates a 16.06% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority

Routine

Not severe (CVSS 6.8, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?

CVSS score

6.8/10

010

Medium · v2.0 (NVD)

EPSS score

16.06%

0%100%

Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 days

KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.

RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.

Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 2

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11126-1 OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11127-1 RHSA-2007:0813 RHSA-2007:0964 RHSA-2007:1003

Timeline

27-09-2007
PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
07-08-2024
Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Off-by-one error in the SSL_get_shared_ciphers function in OpenSSL 0.9.7 up to 0.9.7l, and 0.9.8 up to 0.9.8f, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet that triggers a one-byte buffer underflow. NOTE: this issue was introduced as a result of a fix for CVE-2006-3738. As of 20071012, it is unknown whether code execution is possible.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

v2.06.8

EPSS trend

Probability

16.06%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

97%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 16.06% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

CWE-189Numeric ErrorsWeaknesses in this category are related to improper calculation or conversion of numbers.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Debian3 products

openssl< 0.9.7e-3sarge5 | < 0.9.8c-4etch1 | < 0.9.8e-9
openssl096< 0.9.6m-1sarge5
openssl097< 0.9.7k-3.1etch1

Openssl1 product

opensslEOL0.9.7 | 0.9.7:beta1 | 0.9.7:beta2 | 0.9.7:beta3 | 0.9.7:beta4 | 0.9.7:beta5 | 0.9.7:beta6 | 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 | 0.9.7l | 0.9.8 | 0.9.8a | 0.9.8b | 0.9.8c | 0.9.8d | 0.9.8e | 0.9.8f

2 vendors · 4 products

References

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security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-5135Advisory