CVE-2003-0078
ssl3_get_record in s3_pkt.c for OpenSSL before 0.9.7a and 0.9.6 before 0.9.6i does not perform a MAC computation if an incorrect block…
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- mitre
Description
ssl3_get_record in s3_pkt.c for OpenSSL before 0.9.7a and 0.9.6 before 0.9.6i does not perform a MAC computation if an incorrect block cipher padding is used, which causes an information leak (timing discrepancy) that may make it easier to launch cryptographic attacks that rely on distinguishing between padding and MAC verification errors, possibly leading to extraction of the original plaintext, aka the "Vaudenay timing attack."
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 19 months later
· 19 months later
Published
- 20 years later
· 20 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 13.7% · top 3.5% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (18)
- 3945 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- ssl-cbc-information-leak(11369) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20030219.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 2003-0005 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXx_transferred
- DSA-253 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- RHSA-2003:205 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- ESA-20030220-005 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_ENGARDEx_transferred
- N-051 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIACx_transferred
- 20030219 OpenSSL 0.9.7a and 0.9.6i released (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- RHSA-2003:104 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 6884 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- MDKSA-2003:020 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- CLSA-2003:570 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAx_transferred
- 20030219 [OpenPKG-SA-2003.013] OpenPKG Security Advisory (openssl) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- GLSA-200302-10 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- RHSA-2003:082 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2003:063 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2003:062 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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