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CVE-2014-0160

The (1) TLS and (2) DTLS implementations in OpenSSL 1.0.1 before 1.0.1g do not properly handle Heartbeat Extension packets, which allows…

High7.5Known exploitedEPSS 100.0%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
redhat

Description

The (1) TLS and (2) DTLS implementations in OpenSSL 1.0.1 before 1.0.1g do not properly handle Heartbeat Extension packets, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via crafted packets that trigger a buffer over-read, as demonstrated by reading private keys, related to d1_both.c and t1_lib.c, aka the Heartbleed bug.

Exploited in the wild

CISA lists this vulnerability in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as OpenSSL Information Disclosure Vulnerability.

Added
4 May 2022
Fix due (US federal)
25 May 2022
Used by ransomware
Not known

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Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2014-0160, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
CISA-ADPADP (enrichment)3.1High7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVDNVD · Analyzed3.1High7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
100.0% · top 0.1% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
CISA SSVC
Exploitation: active · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.

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