CVE-2009-1387 Null dereference in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a NULL pointer dereference in OpenSSL's DTLS handshake handling.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2009-1387?
CVE-2009-1387 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 4 Jun 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The dtls1_retrieve_buffered_fragment function in ssl/d1_both.c in OpenSSL before 1.0.0 Beta 2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via an out-of-sequence DTLS handshake message, related to a "fragment bug."
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1387?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Openssl Openssl, Redhat Openssl.
How do I fix CVE-2009-1387?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2009-1387 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1387 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1387, GHSA-rf8c-7g59-3m3m.