CVE-2014-8176
openssl - security update
EPSS 21.6%
Description
The dtls1_clear_queues function in ssl/d1_lib.c in OpenSSL before 0.9.8za, 1.0.0 before 1.0.0m, and 1.0.1 before 1.0.1h frees data structures without considering that application data can arrive between a ChangeCipherSpec message and a Finished message, which allows remote DTLS peers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unexpected application data.
How to fix CVE-2014-8176
To remediate CVE-2014-8176, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/openssl—upgrade to 1.0.1h-1 or later
- —upgrade to 0.9.8o-4squeeze21 or later
- —upgrade to 1.0.1e-2+deb7u17 or later
Is CVE-2014-8176 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 21.6%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 1.0.1h-1
- from 0, < 0.9.8o-4squeeze21
- from 0, < 1.0.1e-2+deb7u17