CVE-2008-0227

yaSSL 1.7.5 and earlier, as used in MySQL and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to...

7.5 High

yaSSL 1.7.5 and earlier, as used in MySQL and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a Hello packet containing a large size value, which triggers a buffer over-read in the HASHwithTransform::Update function in hash.cpp.

Exploit likelihood

2.49%Down 1.3 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2008-0227
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2008-0227
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-0239 No score

Record: EUVD-2008-0239
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-38hh-r6wr-38f6 No score

yaSSL 1.7.5 and earlier, as used in MySQL and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to...

Record: GHSA-38hh-r6wr-38f6
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

yassl

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`mysql-dfsg-5.0` Debian:4.0 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 5.0.32-7etch5, plus listed versions 5.0.32-7etch15.0.32-7etch35.0.32-7etch3~bpo31+15.0.32-7etch45.0.32-7etch5~bpo31+1	5.0.32-7etch5

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-0227 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Yassl, published January 10, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.49%, the 84th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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