CVE-2009-1377

medium

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."

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html

http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html

http://marc.info/?l=openssl-dev&m=124247675613888&w=2

http://secunia.com/advisories/35128

http://secunia.com/advisories/35416

http://secunia.com/advisories/35461

http://secunia.com/advisories/35571

http://secunia.com/advisories/35729

http://secunia.com/advisories/36533

http://secunia.com/advisories/37003

http://secunia.com/advisories/38761

http://secunia.com/advisories/38794

http://secunia.com/advisories/38834

http://secunia.com/advisories/42724

http://secunia.com/advisories/42733

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200912-01.xml

https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2009-1377

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6683

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9663

http://voodoo-circle.sourceforge.net/sa/sa-20091012-01.html

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/18/1

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1335.html

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022241

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-792-1

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1377

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2009-05-19

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium