CVE-2014-3506

Summary

CVECVE-2014-3506
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-08-13 23:55:07 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
Descriptiond1_both.c in the DTLS implementation in OpenSSL 0.9.8 before 0.9.8zb, 1.0.0 before 1.0.0n, and 1.0.1 before 1.0.1i allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via crafted DTLS handshake messages that trigger memory allocations corresponding to large length values.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-399 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8 All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8a All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8b All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8c All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8d All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8e All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8f All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8g All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8h All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8i All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8j All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8k All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8l All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8m All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8m beta1 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8n All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8o All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8p All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8q All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8r All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8s All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8t All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8u All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8v All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8w All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8x All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8y All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8za All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.0 All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.0 beta1 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.0 beta2 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.0 beta3 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.0 beta4 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.0 beta5 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.0a All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.0b All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.0c All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.0d All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.0e All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.0f All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.0g All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.0h All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.0i All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.0j All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.0k All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.0l All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.0m All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1 All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1 beta1 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1 beta2 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1 beta3 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1a All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1b All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1c All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1d All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1e All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1f All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1g All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1h All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

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Legacy QID Mappings

  • 390226 Oracle Managed Virtualization (VM) Server for x86 Security Update for Open Secure Sockets Layer (OpenSSL) (OVMSA-2021-0011)
  • 390284 Oracle Managed Virtualization (VM) Server for x86 Security Update for Open Secure Sockets Layer (OpenSSL) (OVMSA-2023-0013)
  • 591311 Bosch Rexroth PRA-ES8P2S Ethernet-Switch Multiple Vulnerabilities (BOSCH-SA-247053-BT)
  • 671109 EulerOS Security Update for Open Secure Sockets Layer098e (OpenSSL098e) (EulerOS-SA-2019-2509)
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