# CVE-2006-3738: Buffer overflow in the SSL\_get\_shared\_ciphers function in OpenSSL 0.9.7 before 0.9.7l, 0.9.8 before 0.9.8d, and earlier versions has unspeci

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2006-09-28 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Buffer overflow in the SSL_get_shared_ciphers function in OpenSSL 0.9.7 before 0.9.7l, 0.9.8 before 0.9.8d, and earlier versions has unspecified impact and remote attack vectors involving a long list of ciphers.

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## References

- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:172
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22212
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4750
- http://www.vmware.com/support/esx21/doc/esx-213-200612-patch.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23915
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01118771
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016943
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23038
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0054
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1195
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23309
- http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-3069097-patch.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4401
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-353-1
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=461863&group_id=69227
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22116
- https://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00967144
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-260.htm
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200612-11.xml
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/547300
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22166
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0695.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23340
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4314
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22385

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