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Vulnerability record · CVE-2009-1377 · published 19 May 2009

CVE-2009-1377: Openssl memory buffer overflow vulnerability

OOpenssl · Openssl

The dtls1_buffer_record function in ssl/d1_pkt.c in OpenSSL 0.9.8k and earlier 0.9.8 versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large series of "future epoch" DTLS records that are buffered in a queue, aka "DTLS record buffer limitation bug."

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 11% · top 4.2% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflow
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
11%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
70References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The dtls1_buffer_record function in ssl/d1_pkt.c in OpenSSL 0.9.8k and earlier 0.9.8 versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large series of "future epoch" DTLS records that are buffered in a queue, aka "DTLS record buffer limitation bug."

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2009-009.txt.asc Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
http://cvs.openssl.org/chngview?cn=18187 Broken LinkPatchThird Party Advisory
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c02029444 Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=openssl-dev&m=124247675613888&w=2 Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://rt.openssl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=1930&user=guest&pass=guest Broken LinkMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35128 Third Party AdvisoryVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35416 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35461 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35571 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35729 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36533 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37003 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38761 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38794 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38834 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42724 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42733 Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200912-01.xml Third Party Advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2010&m=slackware-security.663049 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=4AD43807.7080105%40users.sourceforge.net Broken Link
http://voodoo-circle.sourceforge.net/sa/sa-20091012-01.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:120 Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/18/1 Mailing List
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1335.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35001 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022241 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-792-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1377 Permissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528 Permissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
https://kb.bluecoat.com/index?page=content&id=SA50 Broken Link
https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2009-1377 Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6683 Tool Signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9663 Tool Signature
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2009-009.txt.asc Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
http://cvs.openssl.org/chngview?cn=18187 Broken LinkPatchThird Party Advisory
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c02029444 Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2009-1377), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.