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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2007-4995: OpenSSL: Remote execution of arbitrary code

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2007-4995: OpenSSL: Remote execution of arbitrary code

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
10/12/2007
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/29/2021

Description

Off-by-one error in the DTLS implementation in OpenSSL 0.9.8 before 0.9.8f allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-emulation-emul-linux-x86-baselibs
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-libs-openssl

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