CVE-2010-0359 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 20% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer overflow in the SSLv2 support in Zeus Web Server before 4.3r5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string in an invalid Client Hello message.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 19.98% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2010-01-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| zeus | zeus web server |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Zeus Web Server 4.x - 'SSL2_CLIENT_HELLO' Remote Buffer Overflow (PoC) | 2010-01-15 |
References
- http://intevydis.blogspot.com/2010/01/zeus-web-server-ssl2clienthello.html
- http://intevydis.com/vd-list.shtml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38056
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023465
- http://support.zeus.com/zws/media/docs/4.3/RELEASE_NOTES
- http://support.zeus.com/zws/news/2010/01/13/zws_4_3r5_released
- http://www.osvdb.org/61699
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37829
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0147
- http://intevydis.blogspot.com/2010/01/zeus-web-server-ssl2clienthello.html
- http://intevydis.com/vd-list.shtml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38056
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023465
- http://support.zeus.com/zws/media/docs/4.3/RELEASE_NOTES
- http://support.zeus.com/zws/news/2010/01/13/zws_4_3r5_released
- http://www.osvdb.org/61699
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37829
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0147
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