Vulnerability Database · Debian · Package report
openssl: vulnerability history, versions and safety
openssl is a package in the Debian ecosystem. Vulert records 370 vulnerabilities for it across 120 releases, from Nov -0001 to Aug 2026. Each vulnerability names the versions it affects, the fixed version to move to, and a workaround where no fix has been published.
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Vulert verdict on openssl i
Updated on 23 Oct 2026
Careful: 31 of the 370 vulnerabilities Vulert records for this package have no fix yet. Plan around those, or apply the workaround listed for each. The rest have a fixed version to move to.
What to do: Plan around the 31 vulnerabilities with no published fix: each lists the affected range and any workaround that reduces exposure. No fix yet: Vulert alerts you the moment one is published. Monitor it with Vulert →
- Vulnerabilities on record 370 over 2026 years · 23 in the last year i
- Latest disclosure 25 Aug 2026 i
- Highest CVSS 9.8 i
- With no published fix 31 i
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01 Versions
Which versions are affected
Every version Vulert holds for openssl, newest first, with the vulnerabilities that name it. A version with a count of zero has no recorded vulnerabilities; open a version to see the vulnerabilities it is exposed to.
Newest 120 of 139 versions on record. Severity counts are the vulnerabilities recorded against that exact release.
02 Disclosure history
How often vulnerabilities are recorded
Counted by the year Vulert recorded each vulnerability — the same date the table below shows as disclosed. 23 of the 370 were recorded in the last 12 months.
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03 Vulnerabilities
Recorded vulnerabilities for openssl
| Vulnerability | Severity | Fixed version ↓ | Disclosed ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Critical Double Free Vulnerability in OpenSSL Package | 9.8 critical | 1.0.2g-1 | 03 Mar 2016 |
| Critical Buffer Underflow Vulnerability in OpenSSL - CVE-2016-2108 | 9.8 critical | 1.0.2c-1 | 05 May 2016 |
| OpenSSL Double Free Vulnerability in Debian Packages - CVE-2003-0545 | 9.8 critical | 0.9.7c | 17 Nov 2003 |
| OpenSSL Denial of Service Vulnerability - CVE-2016-0799 | 9.8 critical | 1.0.2g-1 | 03 Mar 2016 |
| OpenSSL Memory Allocation Vulnerability - CVE-2016-2842 | 9.8 critical | 1.0.2g-1 | 03 Mar 2016 |
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Updated: 23/Oct/2026 · Vulnerabilities in our DB: 524315
