OpenSSL/SSLeay SSL Session Reuse privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in OpenSSL and SSLeay. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component SSL Session Handler. Such manipulation leads to privileges management (Reuse). This vulnerability is documented as CVE-1999-0428. There is not any exploit available. This vulnerability has a historic impact due to its background and reception. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenSSL and SSLeay (Network Encryption Software) (affected version not known) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component SSL Session Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability (Reuse). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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

The weakness was released 03/22/1999 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at osvdb.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-1999-0428. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 04/19/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068. This vulnerability has a historic impact due to its background and reception.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 17798 (OpenSSL < 0.9.2b Session Reuse), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Web Servers and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (1991), Tenable (17798), SecurityFocus (BID 82466†), OSVDB (3936†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-3645†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Exploitinginfo

Name: Reuse
Class: Privileges management / Reuse
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 17798
Nessus Name: OpenSSL < 0.9.2b Session Reuse
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Recommended: Upgrade
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06/20/2014 +890 days 🔍
04/19/2026 +4320 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: openssl.org

Advisory: osvdb.org⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0428 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0428
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14576
X-Force: 1991
SecurityFocus: 82466
OSVDB: 3936 - OpenSSL Session Reuse Bypass of Client Certificate Access Control
Vulnerability Center: 3645 - OpenSSL and SSLeay Allow Reuse SSL Sessions and Bypass Access Controls, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 06/20/2014 23:07
Updated: 04/19/2026 00:26
Changes: 06/20/2014 23:07 (64), 05/19/2019 16:12 (2), 04/19/2026 00:26 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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