Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 3, 2003· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2003-0078
CVE-2003-0078
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."
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Affected products
19cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 9 more
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <0.9.6i
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: before 0.9.7a and 0.9.6 before 0.9.6i
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
20- www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20030219.txtnvdBroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
- marc.infonvdThird Party Advisory
- marc.infonvdThird Party Advisory
- marc.infonvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-253nvdBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/11369.phpnvdBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/6884nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2003-001.txt.ascnvdBroken Link
- patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20030501-01-InvdBroken Link
- distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/nvdBroken Link
- www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-051.shtmlnvdBroken Link
- www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/engarde_advisory-2874.htmlnvdBroken Link
- www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisoriesnvdBroken Link
- www.osvdb.org/3945nvdBroken Link
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-062.htmlnvdBroken Link
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-063.htmlnvdBroken Link
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-082.htmlnvdBroken Link
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-104.htmlnvdBroken Link
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-205.htmlnvdBroken Link
- www.trustix.org/errata/2003/0005nvdBroken Link
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