| Name | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-637-1, DSA-3673-1 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| openssl (PTS) | buster | 1.1.1n-0+deb10u3 | fixed |
| buster (security) | 1.1.1n-0+deb10u6 | fixed | |
| bullseye | 1.1.1w-0+deb11u1 | fixed | |
| bullseye (security) | 1.1.1n-0+deb11u5 | fixed | |
| bookworm, bookworm (security) | 3.0.11-1~deb12u2 | fixed | |
| trixie | 3.1.5-1 | fixed | |
| sid | 3.2.1-3 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| openssl | source | wheezy | 1.0.1t-1+deb7u1 | DLA-637-1 | ||
| openssl | source | jessie | 1.0.1t-1+deb8u4 | DSA-3673-1 | ||
| openssl | source | (unstable) | 1.0.2i-1 |
https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git;a=commit;h=f5c7f5dfbaf0d2f7d946d0fe86f08e6bcb36ed0d
https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20160922.txt
Fixed in 1.0.2i, 1.0.1u