CVE-2008-0226
highpriority · attend · 72EPSS 0.916 · 100 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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
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weaknesses
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exploits (5)
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- EDB-16701MySQL yaSSL (Windows) - SSL Hello Message Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)functional · exploit_db
- EDB-16849MySQL yaSSL (Linux) - SSL Hello Message Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)functional · exploit_db
- EDB-9953MySQL 6.0 yaSSL 1.7.5 - Hello Message Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)functional · exploit_db
- exploit/linux/mysql/mysql_yassl_helloMySQL yaSSL SSL Hello Message Buffer Overflowfunctional · metasploit
affected products (75)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (42)
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- http://bugs.mysql.com/33814enisa_euvd
- http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-23.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28324enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28419enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28597enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29443enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32222enisa_euvd
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