Vulnerability in OpenSSL
CVE-2009-1378
Multiple memory leaks in the dtls1_process_out_of_seq_message function in ssl/d1_both.c in OpenSSL 0.9.8k and earlier 0.9.8 versions allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via DTLS records that (1) are duplicates or (2) have sequence numbers much greater than current sequence numbers, aka "DTLS fragment handling memory leak."
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.127 (96.1th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.127 · newest: 0.127 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- OpenSSL
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 6.06, 8.04, 8.10
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- rt.openssl.org/Ticket/Display.html (Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
- secunia.com/advisories/42724 (Third Party Advisory, Not Applicable, third-party-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7229 (vdb-entry, Broken Link, Tool Signature, signature)
- slackware.com/security/viewer.php (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/38794 (Third Party Advisory, Not Applicable, third-party-advisory)
- lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html (mailing-list, Third Party Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8720 (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1377 (Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11309 (vdb-entry, Broken Link, Tool Signature, signature)
- secunia.com/advisories/35729 (Third Party Advisory, Not Applicable, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-1378?
- CVE-2009-1378 is a vulnerability in OpenSSL, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. Published 2009-05-19.
- Is CVE-2009-1378 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.