CVE-2014-9744
What it is
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.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 2.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 2.0% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.8 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 2.0% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Opensuse 13.2
- Polarssl ≤ 1.3.8
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 7.8
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Complete
Raw vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2014-9744.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2014-9744. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
- https://polarssl.org/tech-updates/releases/polarssl-1.3.9-released
- https://polarssl.org/tech-updates/releases/polarssl-1.3.9-released