CVE-2002-0656 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2002-0656?

CVE-2002-0656 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 31 Jul 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Buffer overflows in OpenSSL 0.9.6d and earlier, and 0.9.7-beta2 and earlier, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a large client master key in SSL2 or (2) a large session ID in SSL3.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0656?

It affects 5 products.

Products include Apple Mac Os X, Openssl Openssl, Oracle Application Server, Oracle Corporate Time Outlook Connector, Oracle Http Server.

How do I fix CVE-2002-0656?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2002-0656 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0656 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2002-0656, GHSA-9jw8-9j6r-p392.