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CVE-2002-0655 OpenSSL

Affected softwareOpenSSL
Severity7.5 High CVSS 2.0
Published12 Aug 2002
Updated16 Jun 2026

Description

OpenSSL 0.9.6d and earlier, and 0.9.7-beta2 and earlier, does not properly handle ASCII representations of integers on 64 bit platforms, which could allow attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code.

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. Published 24 years ago.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment no assessment published
  • Indexed PoC none indexed
  • EPSS 8.2% chance in 30 days

Waratek protection

Outside Waratek scope

A Java vulnerability, but not one Waratek protects. It affects only Java on a user's desktop (applets, Web Start, JavaFX, the installer), sits in a product the Waratek agent can't be installed into, or is in a package we don't expect in business applications. The decision below says which.

  • Protection none
  • Action not pursued none
  • Review human Researcher
  • Record active
Decided by Manual classification of this CVE in the legacy dataset
Finding A manual classification set this CVE's status to Outside Waratek scope, but the CVE names a tracked product.

Affected software and releases

Products and versions

5 products, 34 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd apple mac os x generic 10.0 · 10.0.1 · 10.0.2 · 10.0.3 · 10.0.4 · 10.1 · 10.1.1 · 10.1.2 · 10.1.3 · 10.1.4 · 10.1.5
nvd openssl openssl generic 0.9.1c · 0.9.2b · 0.9.3 · 0.9.4 · 0.9.5 · 0.9.5a · 0.9.6 · 0.9.6a · 0.9.6b · 0.9.6c · 0.9.6d · 0.9.7:beta1 · 0.9.7:beta2
nvd oracle application server generic any version · 1.0.2 · 1.0.2.1s · 1.0.2.2
nvd oracle corporate time outlook connector generic 3.1 · 3.1.1 · 3.1.2 · 3.3
nvd oracle http server generic 9.0.1 · 9.2.0

References

URLTags
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-033.0.txt
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-033.1.txt
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-02:33.openssl.asc
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000513
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-23.html US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/308891 US Government Resource
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-046.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5364

Timeline

Published2002-08-12By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-06-16NVD's own last-modified date for this record.