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CVE-2011-5268
connection.c in Bip before 0.8.9 does not properly close sockets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file…
Medium4.3EPSS 1.5%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.5% · top 26% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (6)
- FEDORA-2013-21060 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- https://projects.duckcorp.org/issues/261 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://projects.duckcorp.org/versions/13 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- FEDORA-2013-21006 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2013-21018 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20140102 Re: Duplicated CVE assignment for bip (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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