CVE-2015-0206

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.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 26.15% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory cisco.com Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory openssl.org
Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00021.html vendor advisory
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20150310-ssl vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99704 vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144050155601375&w=2 vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2015-2367953.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143748090628601&w=2 vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148363.html vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033378 vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142721102728110&w=2 vendor advisory
https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20150108.txt vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:019 vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2015-2365600.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00037.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0066.html vendor advisory
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10108
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10102
https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/103b171d8fc282ef435f8de9afbf7782e312961f
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00026.html vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144050297101809&w=2 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91787 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71940 vdb entry
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144050205101530&w=2 vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:062 vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144050254401665&w=2 vendor advisory
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa88
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3125 vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147938.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-0206?
CVE-2015-0206 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-0206?
To fix CVE-2015-0206, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-0206 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-0206 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~26% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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