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."
EPSS: 0.127 (95.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Openssl
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 6.06, 8.04, 8.10
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Third Party Advisory, Not Applicable, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vdb-entry, Broken Link, Tool Signature, signature, x_refsource_OVAL)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SLACKWARE)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Third Party Advisory, Not Applicable, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- secalert@redhat.com (Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN)
- secalert@redhat.com (vdb-entry, Broken Link, Tool Signature, signature, x_refsource_OVAL)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, 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.