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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

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%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

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 List No 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-2008-1679 No 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-pfr8-5rp4 No 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
OSV No 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-2008-1678 No 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-2024:10623-1 No 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

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
 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
 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
 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
 before 0:2.2.3-22.el5_3.1
0:2.2.3-22.el5_3.1
httpd
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 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
 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
 before 1:2.2.3-22.el5_3.1
1:2.2.3-22.el5_3.1
httpd
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 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
 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
 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
 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
 before 1:2.2.3-22.el5_3.1
1:2.2.3-22.el5_3.1
apache2
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
 before 2.4.49-1.1
2.4.49-1.1

History

History
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aliasesEUVD
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In short

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.

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