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CVE-2008-1678

Published: 10 July 2008

Memory leak in the zlib_stateful_init function in crypto/comp/c_zlib.c in libssl in OpenSSL 0.9.8f through 0.9.8h allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via multiple calls, as demonstrated by initial SSL client handshakes to the Apache HTTP Server mod_ssl that specify a compression algorithm.

Notes

AuthorNote
kees
this was fixed via SRU in hardy prior to getting a CVE.
mdeslaur
bug 224945 says gutsy is also affected.

Priority

Low

Status

Package Release Status
apache2
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream
Released
dapper Not vulnerable

feisty Not vulnerable

gutsy
Released (2.2.4-3ubuntu0.2)
hardy
Released (2.2.8-1ubuntu0.3)
intrepid Not vulnerable

Patches:
upstream: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/httpd/trunk/modules/ssl/mod_ssl.c?r1=654119&r2=654118&pathrev=654119