Resource Management Errors Affecting polarssl package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.22% (60th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-POLARSSL-344570
  • published24 Aug 2015
  • disclosed24 Aug 2015

Introduced: 24 Aug 2015

CVE-2014-9744  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-399  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:14.04 polarssl.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream polarssl package and not the polarssl package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Memory leak in PolarSSL before 1.3.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of ClientHello messages. NOTE: this identifier was SPLIT from CVE-2014-8628 per ADT3 due to different affected versions.

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