Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 24, 2013· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2011-5268
CVE-2011-5268
Description
connection.c in Bip before 0.8.9 does not properly close sockets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor consumption and crash) via multiple failed SSL handshakes, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-4550. NOTE: this issue was SPLIT from CVE-2013-4550 because it is a different type of issue.
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Affected products
15cpe:2.3:a:duckcorp:bip:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 11 more
- cpe:2.3:a:duckcorp:bip:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=0.8.8
- cpe:2.3:a:duckcorp:bip:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:duckcorp:bip:0.8.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:duckcorp:bip:0.8.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:duckcorp:bip:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:duckcorp:bip:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:duckcorp:bip:0.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:duckcorp:bip:0.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:duckcorp:bip:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:duckcorp:bip:0.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:duckcorp:bip:0.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <0.8.9
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
6- projects.duckcorp.org/issues/261nvdPatch
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-November/121868.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-November/122274.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-November/122278.htmlnvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/02/9nvd
- projects.duckcorp.org/versions/13nvd
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