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CVE-2008-1678

Memory leak in the zlib_stateful_init function in crypto/comp/c_zlib.c in libssl in OpenSSL 0.9...

5.0 MediumFix available

CVE-2008-1678 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Openssl, published May 17, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.48%, the 92nd percentile. Fixed in apache2 2.2.8-4.

What does this mean?
Severity
5.0 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
5.48%EPSS, 92nd percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
2.2.8-4apache2 +16 more

Description

Memory leak in the zlib_stateful_init function in crypto/comp/c_zlib.c in libssl in OpenSSL 0.9.8f through 0.9.8h allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via multiple calls, as demonstrated by initial SSL client handshakes to the Apache HTTP Server mod_ssl that specify a compression algorithm.

Exploit likelihood

5.48%Down 2.1 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
apache2
Debian:12
before 2.2.8-4
2.2.8-4
apache2
Debian:13
before 2.2.8-4
2.2.8-4
apache2
Debian:14
before 2.2.8-4
2.2.8-4
apache2
Debian:5.0
before 2.2.8-4~lenny1
2.2.8-4~lenny1
httpd
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.2.3-22.el5_3.1
0:2.2.3-22.el5_3.1
httpd-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.2.3-22.el5_3.1
0:2.2.3-22.el5_3.1
httpd-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.2.3-22.el5_3.1
0:2.2.3-22.el5_3.1
httpd-manual
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.2.3-22.el5_3.1
0:2.2.3-22.el5_3.1
httpd
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.2.3-22.el5_3.1
0:2.2.3-22.el5_3.1
httpd-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.2.3-22.el5_3.1
0:2.2.3-22.el5_3.1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
mod_ssl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 1:2.2.3-22.el5_3.1
1:2.2.3-22.el5_3.1
httpd
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.2.3-22.el5_3.1
0:2.2.3-22.el5_3.1
httpd-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.2.3-22.el5_3.1
0:2.2.3-22.el5_3.1
httpd-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.2.3-22.el5_3.1
0:2.2.3-22.el5_3.1
httpd-manual
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.2.3-22.el5_3.1
0:2.2.3-22.el5_3.1
mod_ssl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 1:2.2.3-22.el5_3.1
1:2.2.3-22.el5_3.1
apache2
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 27 CVEs
before 2.4.49-1.1
2.4.49-1.1

What each source reports

NVD Score used5.0

Memory leak in the zlib_stateful_init function in crypto/comp/c_zlib.c in libssl in OpenSSL 0.9.8f through 0.9.8h allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via multiple calls, as demonstrated by initial SSL client handshakes to the Apache HTTP Server mod_ssl that specify a compression algorithm.

Record
CVE-2008-1678
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-399
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

Memory leak in the zlib_stateful_init function in crypto/comp/c_zlib.c in libssl in OpenSSL 0.9.8f through 0.9.8h allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via multiple calls, as demonstrated by initial SSL client handshakes to the Apache HTTP Server mod_ssl that specify a compression algorithm.

Record
CVE-2008-1678
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-1679No score

Memory leak in the zlib_stateful_init function in crypto/comp/c_zlib.c in libssl in OpenSSL 0.9.8f through 0.9.8h allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via multiple calls, as demonstrated by initial SSL client handshakes to the Apache HTTP Server mod_ssl that specify a compression algorithm.

Record
EUVD-2008-1679
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xwx3-pfr8-5rp4No score

Memory leak in the zlib_stateful_init function in crypto/comp/c_zlib.c in libssl in OpenSSL 0.9...

Memory leak in the zlib_stateful_init function in crypto/comp/c_zlib.c in libssl in OpenSSL 0.9.8f through 0.9.8h allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via multiple calls, as demonstrated by initial SSL client handshakes to the Apache HTTP Server mod_ssl that specify a compression algorithm.

Record
GHSA-xwx3-pfr8-5rp4
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVNo score

Memory leak in the zlib_stateful_init function in crypto/comp/c_zlib.c in libssl in OpenSSL 0.9.8f through 0.9.8h allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via multiple calls, as demonstrated by initial SSL client handshakes to the Apache HTTP Server mod_ssl that specify a compression algorithm.

Record
CVE-2008-1678
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-1678No score

Memory leak in the zlib_stateful_init function in crypto/comp/c_zlib.c in libssl in OpenSSL 0.9.8f through 0.9.8h allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via multiple calls, as demonstrated by initial SSL client handshakes to the Apache HTTP Server mod_ssl that specify a compression algorithm.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1678
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10623-1No score

apache2-2.4.49-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the apache2-2.4.49-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10623-1
Updated
2026-11-02

History

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

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