Vulnerability in OpenSSL
CVE-2012-0050
OpenSSL 0.9.8s and 1.0.0f does not properly support DTLS applications, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unspecified vectors related to an out-of-bounds read. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2011-4108.
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: 0.137 (96.4th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.139 · newest: 0.137 · change: -0.002
Affected products
- OpenSSL — versions 0.9.8s, 1.0.0f
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secunia.com/advisories/48528 (third-party-advisory)
- www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/47755 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- osvdb.org/78320 (vdb-entry)
- support.apple.com/kb/HT5784
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Jun/msg00000.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/51563 (vdb-entry)
- www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2392 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-0050?
- CVE-2012-0050 is a vulnerability in OpenSSL, classified under CWE-399. Published 2012-01-19.
- Is CVE-2012-0050 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.