CVE-2014-9744 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2015-08-24

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2014-9550	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00491.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00079.html
https://polarssl.org/tech-updates/releases/polarssl-1.3.9-released

History

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Subscriptions

Opensuse Opensuse

Polarssl Polarssl

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2015-08-24T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T18:33:17.615Z

Reserved: 2015-08-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-9744

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-08-24T15:59:03.213

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2014-9744

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-399

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