K15348 : OpenSSL DTLS Buffer vulnerability CVE-2009-1387

Security Advisory Description

The dtls1_retrieve_buffered_fragment function in ssl/d1_both.c in OpenSSL before 1.0.0 Beta 2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via an out-of-sequence DTLS handshake message, related to a “fragment bug.” (CVE-2009-1387)

Impact

Affected hosts may be subject to a denial-of-service (DoS) attack against SSL-based data sessions.