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CVE-2008-7270

OpenSSL before 0.9.8j, when SSL_OP_NETSCAPE_REUSE_CIPHER_CHANGE_BUG is enabled, does not prevent...

4.3 MediumFix available

OpenSSL before 0.9.8j, when SSL_OP_NETSCAPE_REUSE_CIPHER_CHANGE_BUG is enabled, does not prevent modification of the ciphersuite in the session cache, which allows remote attackers to force the use of a disabled cipher via vectors involving sniffing network traffic to discover a session identifier, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-4180.

Exploit likelihood

3.43%Up 1.3 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.3

OpenSSL before 0.9.8j, when SSL_OP_NETSCAPE_REUSE_CIPHER_CHANGE_BUG is enabled, does not prevent modification of the ciphersuite in the session cache, which allows remote attackers to force the use of a disabled cipher via vectors involving sniffing network traffic to discover a session identifier, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-4180.

Record
CVE-2008-7270
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness
CWE-310
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

OpenSSL before 0.9.8j, when SSL_OP_NETSCAPE_REUSE_CIPHER_CHANGE_BUG is enabled, does not prevent modification of the ciphersuite in the session cache, which allows remote attackers to force the use of a disabled cipher via vectors involving sniffing network traffic to discover a session identifier, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-4180.

Record
CVE-2008-7270
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-7223 No score

OpenSSL before 0.9.8j, when SSL_OP_NETSCAPE_REUSE_CIPHER_CHANGE_BUG is enabled, does not prevent modification of the ciphersuite in the session cache, which allows remote attackers to force the use of a disabled cipher via vectors involving sniffing network traffic to discover a session identifier, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-4180.

Record
EUVD-2008-7223
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2qf2-98wp-cwm9 No score

OpenSSL before 0.9.8j, when SSL_OP_NETSCAPE_REUSE_CIPHER_CHANGE_BUG is enabled, does not prevent...

OpenSSL before 0.9.8j, when SSL_OP_NETSCAPE_REUSE_CIPHER_CHANGE_BUG is enabled, does not prevent modification of the ciphersuite in the session cache, which allows remote attackers to force the use of a disabled cipher via vectors involving sniffing network traffic to discover a session identifier, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-4180.

Record
GHSA-2qf2-98wp-cwm9
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

OpenSSL before 0.9.8j, when SSL_OP_NETSCAPE_REUSE_CIPHER_CHANGE_BUG is enabled, does not prevent modification of the ciphersuite in the session cache, which allows remote attackers to force the use of a disabled cipher via vectors involving sniffing network traffic to discover a session identifier, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-4180.

Record
CVE-2008-7270
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-7270 No score

OpenSSL before 0.9.8j, when SSL_OP_NETSCAPE_REUSE_CIPHER_CHANGE_BUG is enabled, does not prevent modification of the ciphersuite in the session cache, which allows remote attackers to force the use of a disabled cipher via vectors involving sniffing network traffic to discover a session identifier, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-4180.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-7270
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
openssl
Debian:12
 before 0.9.8k-1
0.9.8k-1
openssl
Debian:13
 before 0.9.8k-1
0.9.8k-1
openssl
Debian:14
 before 0.9.8k-1
0.9.8k-1
openssl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:0.9.7a-43.17.el4_8.6
0:0.9.7a-43.17.el4_8.6
openssl-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:0.9.7a-43.17.el4_8.6
0:0.9.7a-43.17.el4_8.6
openssl-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:0.9.7a-43.17.el4_8.6
0:0.9.7a-43.17.el4_8.6
openssl-perl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:0.9.7a-43.17.el4_8.6
0:0.9.7a-43.17.el4_8.6
openssl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:0.9.7a-43.17.el4_8.6
0:0.9.7a-43.17.el4_8.6
openssl-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:0.9.7a-43.17.el4_8.6
0:0.9.7a-43.17.el4_8.6
openssl-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:0.9.7a-43.17.el4_8.6
0:0.9.7a-43.17.el4_8.6
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
openssl-perl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:0.9.7a-43.17.el4_8.6
0:0.9.7a-43.17.el4_8.6
openssl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:0.9.7a-43.17.el4_8.6
0:0.9.7a-43.17.el4_8.6
openssl-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:0.9.7a-43.17.el4_8.6
0:0.9.7a-43.17.el4_8.6
openssl-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:0.9.7a-43.17.el4_8.6
0:0.9.7a-43.17.el4_8.6
openssl-perl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:0.9.7a-43.17.el4_8.6
0:0.9.7a-43.17.el4_8.6
openssl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:0.9.7a-43.17.el4_8.6
0:0.9.7a-43.17.el4_8.6
openssl-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:0.9.7a-43.17.el4_8.6
0:0.9.7a-43.17.el4_8.6
openssl-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:0.9.7a-43.17.el4_8.6
0:0.9.7a-43.17.el4_8.6
openssl-perl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:0.9.7a-43.17.el4_8.6
0:0.9.7a-43.17.el4_8.6
openssl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:0.9.8e-12.el5_5.7
0:0.9.8e-12.el5_5.7
openssl-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:0.9.8e-12.el5_5.7
0:0.9.8e-12.el5_5.7
openssl-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:0.9.8e-12.el5_5.7
0:0.9.8e-12.el5_5.7
openssl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:0.9.8e-12.el5_5.7
0:0.9.8e-12.el5_5.7
openssl-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:0.9.8e-12.el5_5.7
0:0.9.8e-12.el5_5.7
openssl-perl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:0.9.8e-12.el5_5.7
0:0.9.8e-12.el5_5.7
openssl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:0.9.8e-12.el5_5.7
0:0.9.8e-12.el5_5.7
openssl-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:0.9.8e-12.el5_5.7
0:0.9.8e-12.el5_5.7
openssl-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:0.9.8e-12.el5_5.7
0:0.9.8e-12.el5_5.7
openssl-perl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:0.9.8e-12.el5_5.7
0:0.9.8e-12.el5_5.7

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2008-7270 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Openssl, published December 6, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.43%, the 88th percentile. Fixed in openssl 0.9.8k-1.

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