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high 7.5

CVE-2008-0226 in the critical feed json

Multiple buffer overflows in yaSSL 1.7.5 and earlier, as used in MySQL and possibly other products, allow remote attackers to execute arbit…

published 18y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2008-0238

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
91.6%
EPSS 91.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.8%
public exploits
5
Metasploit and Exploit-DB

Summary

Multiple buffer overflows in yaSSL 1.7.5 and earlier, as used in MySQL and possibly other products, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) the ProcessOldClientHello function in handshake.cpp or (2) "input_buffer& operator>>" in yassl_imp.cpp.

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/linux/mysql/mysql_yassl_hello)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

91.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.8% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-15).

Exploits and checks

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
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References

Sources

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