CVE-2009-1378

Openssl < 0.9.8m - Memory Leak

Title source: rule

Description

Multiple memory leaks in the dtls1_process_out_of_seq_message function in ssl/d1_both.c in OpenSSL 0.9.8k and earlier 0.9.8 versions allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via DTLS records that (1) are duplicates or (2) have sequence numbers much greater than current sequence numbers, aka "DTLS fragment handling memory leak."

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Jon Oberheide · cdosmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8720

References (37)

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Scores

EPSS 0.1325
EPSS Percentile 94.2%

Details

CWE
CWE-401
Status published
Products (5)
canonical/ubuntu_linux 6.06
canonical/ubuntu_linux 8.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 8.10
canonical/ubuntu_linux 9.04
openssl/openssl 0.9.8 - 0.9.8m
Published May 19, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026