CVE-2006-4343 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2006-4343

The get_server_hello function in the SSLv2 client code in OpenSSL...

Vulnerability Description

The get_server_hello function in the SSLv2 client code in OpenSSL 0.9.7 before 0.9.7l, 0.9.8 before 0.9.8d, and earlier versions allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (client crash) via unknown vectors that trigger a null pointer dereference.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

openssl, debian linux, ubuntu linux
Vulnerable Versions:
0.9.7, 0.9.7a, 0.9.7b, 0.9.7c, 0.9.7d, 0.9.7e, 0.9.7f, 0.9.7g, 0.9.7h, 0.9.7i, 0.9.7j, 0.9.7k, 0.9.8, 0.9.8a, 0.9.8b, 0.9.8c, 3.1, 5.04, 5.10, 6.06

Timeline

Official Publish: September 28th, 2006
Last Modified: August 7th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.