Memory leak in PolarSSL before 1.2.12 and 1.3.x before 1.3.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of crafted X.509 certificates
Published Aug 24, 2015
7.8
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.72%
Description
Memory leak in PolarSSL before 1.2.12 and 1.3.x before 1.3.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of crafted X.509 certificates. NOTE: this identifier has been SPLIT per ADT3 due to different affected versions. See CVE-2014-9744 for the ClientHello message issue.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.2.11
- 1.3.0
- 1.3.1
- 1.3.2
- 1.3.3
- 1.3.4
- 1.3.5
- 1.3.6
- 1.3.7
- 1.3.8
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.72% (0.01718) | 76.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.72% (0.01718) | 74.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.46% (0.00464) | 62.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.92% (0.00920) | 83.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 13, 2024 | 0.92% (0.00920) | 83.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.92% (0.00920) | 81.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.76% (0.00760) | 78.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00079.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3116 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- https://polarssl.org/tech-updates/releases/polarssl-1.2.12-released x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://polarssl.org/tech-updates/releases/polarssl-1.3.9-released x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00079.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3116 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| https://polarssl.org/tech-updates/releases/polarssl-1.2.12-released | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://polarssl.org/tech-updates/releases/polarssl-1.3.9-released | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
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