Vulnerability in Openssl

CVE-2011-4619

The Server Gated Cryptography (SGC) implementation in OpenSSL before 0.9.8s and 1.x before 1.0.0f does not properly handle handshake restarts, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via unspecified vectors.

EPSS: 0.166 (96.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Openssl — versions 0.9.1c, 0.9.2b, 0.9.4
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2011-4619?
CVE-2011-4619 is a vulnerability in Openssl, classified under CWE-399. Published 2012-01-06.
Is CVE-2011-4619 known to be exploited?
3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.