Vulnerability in OpenSSL
CVE-2009-1379
Use-after-free vulnerability in the dtls1_retrieve_buffered_fragment function in ssl/d1_both.c in OpenSSL 1.0.0 Beta 2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (openssl s_client crash) and possibly have unspecified other impact via a DTLS packet, as demonstrated by a packet from a server that uses a crafted server certificate.
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: 0.182 (97.1th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.182 · newest: 0.182 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- OpenSSL — versions 1.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secunia.com/advisories/42724 (third-party-advisory)
- launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2009-1379
- slackware.com/security/viewer.php (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/38794 (third-party-advisory)
- lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html (mailing-list)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1377 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/35729 (third-party-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200912-01.xml (vendor-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1335.html (vendor-advisory)
- h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-1379?
- CVE-2009-1379 is a vulnerability in OpenSSL, classified under CWE-399. Published 2009-05-19.
- Is CVE-2009-1379 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.