CVE-2008-1678

NameCVE-2008-1678
DescriptionMemory 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDTSA-131-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
apache2 (PTS)bullseye2.4.62-1~deb11u1fixed
bullseye (security)2.4.62-1~deb11u2fixed
bookworm, bookworm (security)2.4.62-1~deb12u2fixed
sid, trixie2.4.62-3fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
apache2sourceetch(not affected)
apache2sourcelenny2.2.8-4~lenny1DTSA-131-1
apache2source(unstable)2.2.8-4

Notes

[etch] - apache2 <not-affected> (only a problem with openssl 0.9.8f or later)
https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=44975

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