CVE-2009-1377
The dtls1_buffer_record function in ssl/d1_pkt.c in OpenSSL 0.9.8k and earlier 0.9.8 versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large series of "future epoch" DTLS records that are buffered in a queue, aka…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.3%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The dtls1_buffer_record function in ssl/d1_pkt.c in OpenSSL 0.9.8k and earlier 0.9.8 versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large series of "future epoch" DTLS records that are buffered in a queue, aka "DTLS record buffer limitation bug."
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 11.27% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- openssl/openssl
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 11.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2009-009.txt.ascBroken Link, Third Party Advisory
- http://cvs.openssl.org/chngview?cn=18187Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c02029444Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=openssl-dev&m=124247675613888&w=2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://rt.openssl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=1930&user=guest&pass=guestBroken Link, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35128Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35416Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35461Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35571Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35729Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36533Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37003Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38761Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38794Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38834Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42724Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42733Third Party Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200912-01.xmlThird Party Advisory
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2010&m=slackware-security.663049Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=4AD43807.7080105%40users.sourceforge.netBroken Link
- http://voodoo-circle.sourceforge.net/sa/sa-20091012-01.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:120Broken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/18/1Mailing List
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1335.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35001Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022241Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-792-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1377Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.