Buffer overflow in the SSL_get_shared_ciphers function in OpenSSL 0.9.7 before 0.9.7l, 0.9.8 before 0.9.8d, and earlier versions has unspecified impact and remote attack vectors involving a long list of ciphers.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-3738 is rated High Risk (69.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 47.69%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 53.74% | 47.69% | -6.05% |
| 2 | 2026-03-28 | 54.31% | 53.74% | -0.57% |
| 3 | 2026-03-21 | — | 54.31% | — |
Full EPSS history (25 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
alpine
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— | CVE-2006-3738: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. | https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-3738 |
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2006-3738 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (openssl), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-3738 |
gentoo
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high | CVE-2006-3738: 3 GLSA(s) (200610-11, 200612-11, 200710-06), 2 atom(s) (app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-baselibs, dev-libs/openssl); latest impact high. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2006-3738 |
redhat
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high | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-3738 |
suse
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critical | CVE-2006-3738 severity critical: SUSE including 81 source package names (compat-openssl098, libopenssl-1_0_0-devel, …), 304 product×package rows across 49 product lines (HPE Helion OpenStack 8, SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0, … (49 product lines)): Known Not Affected 246, Fixed 58. | https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-3738/ |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2006-3738 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (openssl, openssl097), 8 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 6, needs-triage 2. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2006-3738 |
: Failed exploit attempts may crash applications, denying service to legitimate users.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| openssl | openssl | 0.9.7 | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openssl | openssl | 0.9.7a | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openssl | openssl | 0.9.7b | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openssl | openssl | 0.9.7c | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openssl | openssl | 0.9.7d | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7d:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openssl | openssl | 0.9.7e | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7e:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openssl | openssl | 0.9.7f | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7f:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openssl | openssl | 0.9.7g | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7g:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openssl | openssl | 0.9.7h | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7h:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openssl | openssl | 0.9.7i | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7i:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openssl | openssl | 0.9.7j | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7j:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openssl | openssl | 0.9.7k | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7k:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openssl | openssl | 0.9.8 | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openssl | openssl | 0.9.8a | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openssl | openssl | 0.9.8b | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openssl | openssl | 0.9.8c | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |