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connection.c in Bip before 0.8.9 does not properly close sockets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor consumption and crash) via multiple failed SSL handshakes, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-4550

Published Dec 24, 2013

Description

connection.c in Bip before 0.8.9 does not properly close sockets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor consumption and crash) via multiple failed SSL handshakes, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-4550. NOTE: this issue was SPLIT from CVE-2013-4550 because it is a different type of issue.

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 24, 2013
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Dec 24, 2013
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 16, 2026
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a