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CVE-2006-3738

Buffer overflow in the SSL_get_shared_ciphers function in OpenSSL 0.9.7 before 0.9.7l, 0.9.8 before 0.9.8d, and earlier versions has unspecified impact and remote attack vectors involving a long list of ciphers.

Published:Sep 28, 2006

Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026

EPS:Sep 28, 2006

EPSS Score:0.53744

CVSS Score:10

Affected Products

Vendor

Product

Action

Vendor

Openssl

Product

Openssl

Openssl

Openssl

Vendor

Redhat

Product

Enterprise Linux

Redhat

Enterprise Linux

Vendor

Redhat

Product

Network Satellite

Redhat

Network Satellite

Exploits

No exploit reference

Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

CAPEC-10 Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables

CAPEC-100 Overflow Buffers

CAPEC-123 Buffer Manipulation

CAPEC-14 Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow

CAPEC-24 Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow

CAPEC-42 MIME Conversion

CAPEC-44 Overflow Binary Resource File

CAPEC-45 Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links

CAPEC-46 Overflow Variables and Tags

CAPEC-47 Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion

CAPEC-8 Buffer Overflow in an API Call

CAPEC-9 Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities

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References

ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2008-007.txt.asc

ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061001-01-P.asc

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304829

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01118771

http://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-613

http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00805100

http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00849540

http://kolab.org/security/kolab-vendor-notice-11.txt

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Nov/msg00001.html

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-September/049715.html

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130497311408250&w=2

http://openbsd.org/errata.html#openssl2

http://openvpn.net/changelog.html

http://secunia.com/advisories/22094

http://secunia.com/advisories/22116

http://secunia.com/advisories/22130

http://secunia.com/advisories/22165

http://secunia.com/advisories/22166

http://secunia.com/advisories/22172

http://secunia.com/advisories/22186

http://secunia.com/advisories/22193

http://secunia.com/advisories/22207

http://secunia.com/advisories/22212

http://secunia.com/advisories/22216

http://secunia.com/advisories/22220

http://secunia.com/advisories/22240

http://secunia.com/advisories/22259

http://secunia.com/advisories/22260

http://secunia.com/advisories/22284

http://secunia.com/advisories/22298

http://secunia.com/advisories/22330

http://secunia.com/advisories/22385

http://secunia.com/advisories/22460

http://secunia.com/advisories/22487

http://secunia.com/advisories/22500

http://secunia.com/advisories/22544

http://secunia.com/advisories/22626

http://secunia.com/advisories/22633

http://secunia.com/advisories/22654

http://secunia.com/advisories/22758

http://secunia.com/advisories/22772

http://secunia.com/advisories/22791

http://secunia.com/advisories/22799

http://secunia.com/advisories/23038

http://secunia.com/advisories/23155

http://secunia.com/advisories/23280

http://secunia.com/advisories/23309

http://secunia.com/advisories/23340

http://secunia.com/advisories/23680

http://secunia.com/advisories/23794

http://secunia.com/advisories/23915

http://secunia.com/advisories/24930

http://secunia.com/advisories/24950

http://secunia.com/advisories/25889

http://secunia.com/advisories/26329

http://secunia.com/advisories/30124

http://secunia.com/advisories/30161

http://secunia.com/advisories/31492

http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:23.openssl.asc

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200610-11.xml

http://securitytracker.com/id?1016943

http://securitytracker.com/id?1017522

http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.676946

http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=461863&group_id=69227

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102668-1

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102711-1

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-201531-1

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-220.htm

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-260.htm

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/contnetw/ps4162/tsd_products_security_response09186a008077af1b.html

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sr-20061108-openssl.shtml

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1185

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1195

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200612-11.xml

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-07.xml

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/547300

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:172

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:177

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:178

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_24_sr.html

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_58_openssl.html

http://www.openpkg.org/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.021-openssl.html

http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20060928.txt

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2007-101493.html

http://www.osvdb.org/29262

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0695.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0629.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447318/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447393/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456546/100/200/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470460/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20249

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22083

http://www.serv-u.com/releasenotes/

http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0054

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-353-1

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-333A.html

http://www.vmware.com/support/esx2/doc/esx-202-200612-patch.html

http://www.vmware.com/support/esx21/doc/esx-213-200612-patch.html

http://www.vmware.com/support/esx25/doc/esx-253-200612-patch.html

http://www.vmware.com/support/esx25/doc/esx-254-200612-patch.html

http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-3069097-patch.html

http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-9986131-patch.html

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3820

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3860

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3869

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3902

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3936

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4036

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4264

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4314

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4401

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4417

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4443

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4750

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0343

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1401

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2315

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2783

http://www.xerox.com/downloads/usa/en/c/cert_ESSNetwork_XRX07001_v1.pdf

http://www130.nortelnetworks.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=498093&RenditionID=&poid=8881

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29237

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4256

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9370

https://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00967144

ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2008-007.txt.asc

ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061001-01-P.asc

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304829

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01118771

http://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-613

http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00805100

http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00849540

http://kolab.org/security/kolab-vendor-notice-11.txt

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Nov/msg00001.html

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-September/049715.html

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130497311408250&w=2

http://openbsd.org/errata.html#openssl2

http://openvpn.net/changelog.html

http://secunia.com/advisories/22094

http://secunia.com/advisories/22116

http://secunia.com/advisories/22130

http://secunia.com/advisories/22165

http://secunia.com/advisories/22166

http://secunia.com/advisories/22172

http://secunia.com/advisories/22186

http://secunia.com/advisories/22193

http://secunia.com/advisories/22207

http://secunia.com/advisories/22212

http://secunia.com/advisories/22216

http://secunia.com/advisories/22220

http://secunia.com/advisories/22240

http://secunia.com/advisories/22259

http://secunia.com/advisories/22260

http://secunia.com/advisories/22284

http://secunia.com/advisories/22298

http://secunia.com/advisories/22330

http://secunia.com/advisories/22385

http://secunia.com/advisories/22460

http://secunia.com/advisories/22487

http://secunia.com/advisories/22500

http://secunia.com/advisories/22544

http://secunia.com/advisories/22626

http://secunia.com/advisories/22633

http://secunia.com/advisories/22654

http://secunia.com/advisories/22758

http://secunia.com/advisories/22772

http://secunia.com/advisories/22791

http://secunia.com/advisories/22799

http://secunia.com/advisories/23038

http://secunia.com/advisories/23155

http://secunia.com/advisories/23280

http://secunia.com/advisories/23309

http://secunia.com/advisories/23340

http://secunia.com/advisories/23680

http://secunia.com/advisories/23794

http://secunia.com/advisories/23915

http://secunia.com/advisories/24930

http://secunia.com/advisories/24950

http://secunia.com/advisories/25889

http://secunia.com/advisories/26329

http://secunia.com/advisories/30124

http://secunia.com/advisories/30161

http://secunia.com/advisories/31492

http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:23.openssl.asc

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200610-11.xml

http://securitytracker.com/id?1016943

http://securitytracker.com/id?1017522

http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.676946

http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=461863&group_id=69227

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102668-1

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102711-1

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-201531-1

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-220.htm

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-260.htm

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/contnetw/ps4162/tsd_products_security_response09186a008077af1b.html

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sr-20061108-openssl.shtml

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1185

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1195

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200612-11.xml

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-07.xml

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/547300

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:172

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:177

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:178

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_24_sr.html

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_58_openssl.html

http://www.openpkg.org/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.021-openssl.html

http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20060928.txt

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2007-101493.html

http://www.osvdb.org/29262

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0695.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0629.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447318/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447393/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456546/100/200/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470460/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20249

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22083

http://www.serv-u.com/releasenotes/

http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0054

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-353-1

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-333A.html

http://www.vmware.com/support/esx2/doc/esx-202-200612-patch.html

http://www.vmware.com/support/esx21/doc/esx-213-200612-patch.html

http://www.vmware.com/support/esx25/doc/esx-253-200612-patch.html

http://www.vmware.com/support/esx25/doc/esx-254-200612-patch.html

http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-3069097-patch.html

http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-9986131-patch.html

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3820

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3860

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3869

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3902

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3936

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4036

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4264

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4314

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4401

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4417

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4443

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4750

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0343

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1401

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2315

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2783

http://www.xerox.com/downloads/usa/en/c/cert_ESSNetwork_XRX07001_v1.pdf

http://www130.nortelnetworks.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=498093&RenditionID=&poid=8881

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29237

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4256

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9370

https://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00967144

Common Vulnerability Scoring System

Attack Vector

Network

Adjacent

Local

Physical

Privileges Required

None

Low

High

User Interaction

None

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Changed

Confidentiality

None

Low

High

Integrity

None

Low

High

Availability

None

Low

High