CVE-2011-5268
EPSS 1.5%
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.
How to fix CVE-2011-5268
To remediate CVE-2011-5268, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/bip—upgrade to 0.8.9-1 or later
Is CVE-2011-5268 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 0.8.9-1