High 7.5Published Jan 10, 2008

CVE-2008-0226Multiple buffer overflows in yaSSL 1.7.5 and earlier, as used in MySQL and possibly other products, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) the ProcessOldClientHello function in hand…

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Multiple buffer overflows in yaSSL 1.7.5 and earlier, as used in MySQL and possibly other products, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) the ProcessOldClientHello function in handshake.cpp or (2) "input_buffer& operator>>" in yassl_imp.cpp.

CVSS: 7.5 HIGH (v2.0, NVD)AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-119
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

yassl yassl yassl:yassl	through 1.7.5	NVD
mysql mysql mysql:mysql	5.0.0; 5.0.1; 5.0.2; 5.0.3; 5.0.4; 5.0.5; 5.0.10; 5.0.15; and 12 more ranges	NVD
oracle mysql oracle:mysql	5.0.23; 5.0.25; 5.0.26; 5.0.28; 5.0.30; 5.0.32; 5.0.34; 5.0.36; and 40 more ranges	NVD
apple mac_os_x apple:mac_os_x	10.5.4	NVD
debian debian_linux debian:debian_linux	5.0	NVD
canonical ubuntu_linux canonical:ubuntu_linux	6.06; 6.10; 7.04; 7.10	NVD

References

References

http://bugs.mysql.com/33814	permissions-required
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-23.html	not-applicable
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html	mailing-list, third-party-advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28324	not-applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/28419	not-applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/28597	not-applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/29443	not-applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/32222	not-applicable
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3531	third-party-advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216	third-party-advisory
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