High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 16, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-2179
CVE-2016-2179
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.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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