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CVE-2011-5268

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 1.50%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2013-12-24 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.3. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2011-5268
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.3
EPSS
1.50%

Original NVD Description

connection.c in Bip before 0.8.9 does not properly close sockets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor consumption and crash) via multiple failed SSL handshakes, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-4550. NOTE: this issue was SPLIT from CVE-2013-4550 because it is a different type of issue.