security flaw
Published Jul 31, 2002
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 89.82%
Description
Buffer overflows in OpenSSL 0.9.6d and earlier, and 0.9.7-beta2 and earlier, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a large client master key in SSL2 or (2) a large session ID in SSL3.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 0.9.1c
- 0.9.2b
- 0.9.3
- 0.9.4
- 0.9.5
- 0.9.5a
- 0.9.6
- 0.9.6a
- 0.9.6b
- 0.9.6c
- 0.9.6d
- 0.9.7
- 0.9.7
- n/a
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.2.1s
- 1.0.2.2
- 3.1
- 3.1.1
- 3.1.2
- 3.3
- 9.0.1
- 9.2.0
Configuration 2
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:157
Red Hat Linux 6.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:155
Red Hat Linux 7.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:155
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:155
Red Hat Linux 7.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:155
Red Hat Linux 7.3
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:155
Red Hat Stronghold 3
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:164
Red Hat Stronghold 4
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:163
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:157 |
| Red Hat Linux 6.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:155 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:155 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:155 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:155 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.3 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:155 |
| Red Hat Stronghold 3 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:164 |
| Red Hat Stronghold 4 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:163 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 89.82% (0.89820) | 99.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 89.82% (0.89820) | 99.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 29, 2026 | 89.06% (0.89060) | 99.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 87.76% (0.87757) | 99.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 82.49% (0.82491) | 99.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 10, 2025 | 87.76% (0.87757) | 99.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 89.06% (0.89060) | 99.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 82.49% (0.82491) | 99.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 89.06% (0.89060) | 99.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 30, 2025 | 82.49% (0.82491) | 99.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 12, 2025 | 89.07% (0.89074) | 99.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 90.12% (0.90123) | 99.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 88.16% (0.88164) | 99.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 90.12% (0.90123) | 99.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 4, 2025 | 74.26% (0.74255) | 98.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 73.02% (0.73017) | 98.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 78.00% (0.77998) | 98.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 29, 2023 | 97.26% (0.97258) | 99.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 97.22% (0.97222) | 99.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 55.46% (0.55460) | 98.81th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 55.46% (0.55460) | 98.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (16)
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-033.0.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERA
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-033.1.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERA
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-02:33.openssl.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSD
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000513 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-23.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9714.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9716.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/102795 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/258555 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-046.php vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5362 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5363 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-0656 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616788 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0656
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0656
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.