CVE-2014-8628 describes a memory leak vulnerability in PolarSSL versions prior to 1.2.12 and 1.3.x before 1.3.9. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service by sending a large number of specially crafted X.509 certificates, leading to excessive memory consumption. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, resulting in a complete loss of availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.2.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.3.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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