CVE-2015-0206
Memory leak in the dtls1_buffer_record function in d1_pkt.c in OpenSSL 1.0.0 before 1.0.0p and 1.0.1 before 1.0.1k allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by sending many duplicate records for the next epoch, leading to…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 57.4%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Memory leak in the dtls1_buffer_record function in d1_pkt.c in OpenSSL 1.0.0 before 1.0.0p and 1.0.1 before 1.0.1k allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by sending many duplicate records for the next epoch, leading to failure of replay detection.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 57.36% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- openssl/openssl
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 57.4% since 4 November 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
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147938.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148363.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00021.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00026.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00037.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142721102728110&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143748090628601&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144050155601375&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144050205101530&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144050254401665&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144050297101809&w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0066.html
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20150310-ssl
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3125
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:019
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:062
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2015-2365600.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2015-2367953.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71940
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91787
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033378
- https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa88
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99704
- https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/103b171d8fc282ef435f8de9afbf7782e312961f
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10102
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10108
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.