CVE-2009-1377 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in OpenSSL via excessive DTLS record buffering, requiring library upgrades.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2009-1377?
CVE-2009-1377 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Openssl Openssl, published on 19 May 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The dtls1_buffer_record function in ssl/d1_pkt.c in OpenSSL 0.9.8k and earlier 0.9.8 versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large series of "future epoch" DTLS records that are buffered in a queue, aka "DTLS record buffer limitation bug."
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1377?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Openssl Openssl.
How do I fix CVE-2009-1377?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2009-1377 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1377 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Openssl Openssl
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1377, GHSA-26xx-j6q3-j3rf.