CVE-2016-2179

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The DTLS implementation in OpenSSL before 1.1.0 does not properly restrict the lifetime of queue entries associated with unused out-of-order messages, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by maintaining many crafted DTLS sessions simultaneously, related to d1_lib.c, statem_dtls.c, statem_lib.c, and statem_srvr.c.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-399

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
n/an/an/a

References

Timeline

Published
Sep 16, 2016
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-2179: High severity, CVSS 7.5 | Vulnix