CVE-2011-4619 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in OpenSSL versions prior to 0.9.8s and 1.0.0f, specifically within its Server Gated Cryptography (SGC) implementation. This flaw allows remote attackers to induce high CPU consumption by improperly handling handshake restarts. With a CVSS score of 5.0 (medium severity), it is a network-based attack with low complexity, resulting in a partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.9.8iCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8i:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.8jCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8j:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.8kCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8k:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.8lCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8l:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.8mCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8m:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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