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CVE-2009-1378 Details

Description

Multiple memory leaks in the dtls1_process_out_of_seq_message function in ssl/d1_both.c in OpenSSL 0.9.8k and earlier 0.9.8 versions allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via DTLS records that (1) are duplicates or (2) have sequence numbers much greater than current sequence numbers, aka "DTLS fragment handling memory leak."

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2009-009.txt.asc	CVE	Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
http://cvs.openssl.org/chngview?cn=18188	CVE	Broken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c02029444	CVE	Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=openssl-dev&m=124247679213944&w=2	CVE	Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=openssl-dev&m=124263491424212&w=2	CVE	ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://rt.openssl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=1931&user=guest&pass=guest	CVE	Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35128	CVE	Not ApplicableThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35416	CVE	Not ApplicableThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35461	CVE	Not ApplicableThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35571	CVE	Not ApplicableThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35729	CVE	Not ApplicableThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36533	CVE	Not ApplicableThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37003	CVE	Not ApplicableThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38761	CVE	Not ApplicableThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38794	CVE	Not ApplicableThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38834	CVE	Not ApplicableThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42724	CVE	Not ApplicableThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42733	CVE	Not ApplicableThird Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200912-01.xml	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://kb.bluecoat.com/index?page=content&id=SA50	CVE	Broken Link
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2010&m=slackware-security.663049	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2009-1378	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=4AD43807.7080105%40users.sourceforge.net	CVE	Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11309	CVE	Broken LinkTool Signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7229	CVE	Broken LinkTool Signature
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8720	CVE	ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://voodoo-circle.sourceforge.net/sa/sa-20091012-01.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:120	CVE	Not Applicable
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/18/1	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1335.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35001	CVE	Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022241	CVE	Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-792-1	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1377	CVE	Permissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528	CVE	Permissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2009-009.txt.asc	[email protected]	Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
http://cvs.openssl.org/chngview?cn=18188	[email protected]	Broken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c02029444	[email protected]	Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=openssl-dev&m=124247679213944&w=2	[email protected]	Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=openssl-dev&m=124263491424212&w=2	[email protected]	ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://rt.openssl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=1931&user=guest&pass=guest	[email protected]	Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35128	[email protected]	Not ApplicableThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35416	[email protected]	Not ApplicableThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35461	[email protected]	Not ApplicableThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35571	[email protected]	Not ApplicableThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35729	[email protected]	Not ApplicableThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36533	[email protected]	Not ApplicableThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37003	[email protected]	Not ApplicableThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38761	[email protected]	Not ApplicableThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38794	[email protected]	Not ApplicableThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38834	[email protected]	Not ApplicableThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42724	[email protected]	Not ApplicableThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42733	[email protected]	Not ApplicableThird Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200912-01.xml	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://kb.bluecoat.com/index?page=content&id=SA50	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2010&m=slackware-security.663049	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2009-1378	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=4AD43807.7080105%40users.sourceforge.net	[email protected]	Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11309	[email protected]	Broken LinkTool Signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7229	[email protected]	Broken LinkTool Signature
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8720	[email protected]	ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://voodoo-circle.sourceforge.net/sa/sa-20091012-01.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:120	[email protected]	Not Applicable
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/18/1	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1335.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35001	[email protected]	Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022241	[email protected]	Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-792-1	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1377	[email protected]	Permissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528	[email protected]	Permissions RequiredThird Party Advisory

see all 74 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-401	Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
openssl openssl	> 0.9.8, < 0.9.8m
CPE cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
canonical ubuntu linux	6.06 8.04 8.10 9.04
CPE cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04::::-::: cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.04:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 7, 2024	Reanalysis	[email protected]
Feb 2, 2022	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Sep 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 20, 2009	Initial Analysis	[email protected]