CVE-1999-0428 Auth bypass in n/a

What is CVE-1999-0428?

CVE-1999-0428 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Openssl Openssl, published on 4 Jan 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

OpenSSL and SSLeay allow remote attackers to reuse SSL sessions and bypass access controls.

Weakness: CWE-384

Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0428?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Openssl Openssl.

How do I fix CVE-1999-0428?

No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0428 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-1999-0428 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0428 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
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• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-25x3-rfqm-vgrr.