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CVE-2016-2179
published 2016-09-16

CVE-2016-2179: The DTLS implementation in OpenSSL before 1.1.0 does not properly restrict the lifetime of queue entries associated with unused out-of-order messages, which…

PriorityP348high7.5CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
26.56%
97.8th percentile
The DTLS implementation in OpenSSL before 1.1.0 does not properly restrict the lifetime of queue entries associated with unused out-of-order messages, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by maintaining many crafted DTLS sessions simultaneously, related to d1_lib.c, statem_dtls.c, statem_lib.c, and statem_srvr.c.

Affected

42 ranges· showing 25
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianopenssl< openssl 1.0.2i-1 (bookworm)openssl 1.0.2i-1 (bookworm)
opensslopenssl
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CVSS provenance

nvdv3.07.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.05.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv9.8CRITICAL
vendor_ubuntu9.8CRITICAL
vendor_debian7.5HIGH
vendor_redhat7.5HIGH
vendor_cisco5.5MEDIUM
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