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CVE-2016-2179

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 26.56%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-09-16 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2016-2179
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
26.56%
OpenSSL

Original NVD Description

The DTLS implementation in OpenSSL before 1.1.0 does not properly restrict the lifetime of queue entries associated with unused out-of-order messages, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by maintaining many crafted DTLS sessions simultaneously, related to d1_lib.c, statem_dtls.c, statem_lib.c, and statem_srvr.c.