VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-9744
Memory leak in PolarSSL before 1.3.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of ClientHello messages.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 2.04%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.04%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Memory leak in PolarSSL before 1.3.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of ClientHello messages. NOTE: this identifier was SPLIT from CVE-2014-8628 per ADT3 due to different affected versions.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 2.04% probability · 80th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- opensuse/opensuse · polarssl/polarssl
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00079.html
- https://polarssl.org/tech-updates/releases/polarssl-1.3.9-releasedPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00079.html
- https://polarssl.org/tech-updates/releases/polarssl-1.3.9-releasedPatch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.