CVE-2011-5268 (GCVE-0-2011-5268)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2013-12-24 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 00:30
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
connection.c in Bip before 0.8.9 does not properly close sockets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor consumption and crash) via multiple failed SSL handshakes, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-4550. NOTE: this issue was SPLIT from CVE-2013-4550 because it is a different type of issue.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
6 references
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|---|---|
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
| https://projects.duckcorp.org/issues/261 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://projects.duckcorp.org/versions/13 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/02/9 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
Date Public
2011-11-10 00:00
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