CVE-2002-0656

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    CVE-2002-0656

    Published: 12 Aug 2002Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Buffer overflows in OpenSSL 0.9.6d and earlier, and 0.9.7-beta2 and earlier, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a large client master key in SSL2 or (2) a large session ID in SSL3.

    References: ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-02:33.openssl.asc, http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-23.html, ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-033.0.txt, ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-033.1.txt, http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000513, http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9714.php, http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9716.php, http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/102795, http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/258555, http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-046.php, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5362, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5363

    Affected packages

    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