PT-2013-1482 · Bip · Bip

Thijs Alkemade

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Published

2013-12-24

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Updated

2014-01-04

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CVE-2011-5268

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

VectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Bip versions prior to 0.8.9
Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in file descriptor consumption and crash, via multiple failed SSL handshakes. This is a distinct issue from others and has been identified as such.
Recommendations For versions prior to 0.8.9, update to version 0.8.9 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the number of SSL handshakes to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-5268

Affected Products

Bip