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openssl: DTLS memory leak in dtls1_buffer_record

Published Jan 9, 2015

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.

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Red Hat statement

This issue does not affect the version of openssl and openssl097a as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. This issue does not affect the version of openssl098e as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7.

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CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Jan 9, 2015
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Nov 18, 2014
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 17, 2026
Red Hat
Severity Moderate
Public date Jan 8, 2015