Description

Multiple memory leaks in the dtls1_process_out_of_seq_message function in ssl/d1_both.c in OpenSSL 0.9.8k and earlier 0.9.8 versions allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via DTLS records that (1) are duplicates or (2) have sequence numbers much greater than current sequence numbers, aka "DTLS fragment handling memory leak."

Remediation

References

CVE-2009-1378

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Severity

Medium

Classification

CVE-2009-1378 CWE-401

Tags

Missing Update Known Vulnerabilities