CVE-2014-9744 describes a memory leak vulnerability in PolarSSL versions prior to 1.3.9, specifically affecting openSUSE and PolarSSL products. Remote attackers can exploit this by sending a large number of ClientHello messages, leading to denial of service due to excessive memory consumption. This vulnerability has a high severity CVSS score of 7.8, indicating it can be exploited over the network with low complexity and no authentication, resulting in complete availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
13.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 1.3.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.