Medium 6.8Published Sep 27, 2007

CVE-2007-5135Off-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 trigger…

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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: 6.8 MEDIUM (v2.0, NVD)AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-189
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Jun 16, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Nov 1, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

openssl openssl openssl:openssl	0.9.7; 0.9.7; 0.9.7; 0.9.7; 0.9.7; 0.9.7; 0.9.7; 0.9.7a; and 18 more ranges	NVD

References

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Jul/msg00003.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00001.html
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/22130	vendor-advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27012	vendor-advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27021	vendor-advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27031	vendor-advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27051	vendor-advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27078	vendor-advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27097	vendor-advisory
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