Vulnerability in OpenSSL
CVE-2013-6450
The DTLS retransmission implementation in OpenSSL 1.0.0 before 1.0.0l and 1.0.1 before 1.0.1f does not properly maintain data structures for digest and encryption contexts, which might allow man-in-the-middle attackers to trigger the use of a different context and cause a denial of service (application crash) by interfering with packet delivery, related to ssl/d1_both.c and ssl/t1_enc.c.
Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.153 (96.7th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.153 · newest: 0.153 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- OpenSSL — versions 1.0.0, 1.0.0a, 1.0.0b
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00032.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.html
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1031594 (vdb-entry)
- www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1029549 (vdb-entry)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-39.xml (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2833 (vendor-advisory)
- puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2013-6450
- git.openssl.org/gitweb/
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2013-6450?
- CVE-2013-6450 is a vulnerability in OpenSSL, classified under Cryptographic Issues. Published 2014-01-01.
- Is CVE-2013-6450 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.