CVE-2016-2179

CVE Details

Release Date:

2016-06-30

Description

The DTLS implementation in OpenSSL before 1.1.0 does not properlyrestrict the lifetime of queue entries associated with unused out-of-order messages, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by maintaining many crafted DTLS sessions simultaneously, related to d1_lib.c, statem_dtls.c, statem_lib.c, and statem_srvr.c.

See more information about CVE-2016-2179 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	5	Base Metrics:	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector:	Network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (openssl)	ELSA-2016-1940	2016-09-27
Oracle Linux version 6 (openssl)	ELSA-2016-3621	2016-09-27
Oracle Linux version 7 (openssl)	ELSA-2016-1940	2016-09-27
Oracle Linux version 7 (openssl)	ELSA-2016-3621	2016-09-27
Oracle VM version 3.3 (openssl)	OVMSA-2016-0135	2016-09-27
Oracle VM version 3.4 (openssl)	OVMSA-2016-0135	2016-09-27

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