CVE-2011-1473 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in OpenSSL versions before 0.9.8l and 0.9.8m through 1.x. This flaw allows remote attackers to consume excessive CPU resources by repeatedly initiating renegotiations within a single SSL/TLS connection. With a CVSS score of 5.0 (medium severity), it is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to a partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.9.8mCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8m:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.8mCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8m:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.8nCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8n:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.8oCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8o:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.8pCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8p:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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