The dtls1_reassemble_fragment function in d1_both.c in OpenSSL before 0.9.8za, 1.0.0 before 1.0.0m, and 1.0.1 before 1.0.1h does not properl
The dtls1_reassemble_fragment function in d1_both.c in OpenSSL before 0.9.8za, 1.0.0 before 1.0.0m, and 1.0.1 before 1.0.1h does not properly validate fragment lengths in DTLS ClientHello messages, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) via a long non-initial fragment.
- Published
- Jun 5, 2014
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 100.0% · 100th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-120
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Report tools
Action score
57
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 27 / 40 · 6.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 30 / 30 · 100.0%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| openssl | openssl | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl |
| mariadb | mariadb | cpe:2.3:a:mariadb:mariadb |
| opensuse | leap | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap |
| opensuse | opensuse | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse |
| fedoraproject | fedora | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- fedoraproject fedora19
- fedoraproject fedora20
- mariadb mariadb10.0.0 and later · before 10.0.13
- openssl openssl0.9.8 and later · before 0.9.8za
- openssl openssl1.0.0 and later · before 1.0.0m
- openssl openssl1.0.1 and later · before 1.0.1h
- opensuse leap42.1
- opensuse opensuse13.2
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | openssl | before 1.0.1h-1 | 1.0.1h-1 |
| Debian:6.0 | openssl | before 0.9.8o-4squeeze15 | 0.9.8o-4squeeze15 |
| Debian:7 | openssl | before 1.0.1e-2+deb7u10 | 1.0.1e-2+deb7u10 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | openssl | before 0:1.0.1e-16.el6_5.14 | 0:1.0.1e-16.el6_5.14 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | openssl-debuginfo | before 0:1.0.1e-16.el6_5.14 | 0:1.0.1e-16.el6_5.14 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | openssl-devel | before 0:1.0.1e-16.el6_5.14 | 0:1.0.1e-16.el6_5.14 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | openssl-perl | before 0:1.0.1e-16.el6_5.14 | 0:1.0.1e-16.el6_5.14 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | openssl-static | before 0:1.0.1e-16.el6_5.14 | 0:1.0.1e-16.el6_5.14 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | openssl | before 1:1.0.1e-34.el7_0.3 | 1:1.0.1e-34.el7_0.3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | openssl-debuginfo | before 1:1.0.1e-34.el7_0.3 | 1:1.0.1e-34.el7_0.3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | openssl-devel | before 1:1.0.1e-34.el7_0.3 | 1:1.0.1e-34.el7_0.3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | openssl-libs | before 1:1.0.1e-34.el7_0.3 | 1:1.0.1e-34.el7_0.3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | openssl-perl | before 1:1.0.1e-34.el7_0.3 | 1:1.0.1e-34.el7_0.3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | openssl-static | before 1:1.0.1e-34.el7_0.3 | 1:1.0.1e-34.el7_0.3 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 | mariadb | before 10.0.16-15.1 | 10.0.16-15.1 |
Same product
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- CVE-2016-2108The ASN.1 implementation in OpenSSL before 1.0.1o and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2c allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denia62This week
- CVE-2016-6309statem/statem.c in OpenSSL 1.1.0a does not consider memory-block movement after a realloc call, which allows remote attackers to cause a den60This week
- CVE-2022-3786X.509 Email Address Variable Length Buffer Overflow58Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:openssl | 1.0.1h-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:openssl | 0:1.0.1e-16.el6_5.14 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:openssl-debuginfo | 0:1.0.1e-16.el6_5.14 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:openssl-devel | 0:1.0.1e-16.el6_5.14 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:openssl-libs | 1:1.0.1e-34.el7_0.3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:openssl-perl | 0:1.0.1e-16.el6_5.14 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:openssl-static | 0:1.0.1e-16.el6_5.14 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:mariadb | 10.0.16-15.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
Weaponized
A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.
Evidence
- Metasploit module ×1
- Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×2
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit module | auxiliary/dos/ssl/dtls_fragment_overflowOpenSSL DTLS Fragment Buffer Overflow DoSauxiliary | 2014-06-05 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:3 | 2014-06-10 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:0 | 2024-11-01 |
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Metasploit-1 d
- Published
- First PoC+4 d
- TodaySep 30, 2026+4500 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
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Technical details
Attack conditions
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- P · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- M
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- P
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-120 · Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
nvd-primary
Root cause
When data is copied, the source length is not compared with the size of the destination buffer. Excess data overwrites adjacent memory.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-120 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
char buf[256];memcpy(buf, pkt->data, pkt->len);Fixed
char buf[256];if (pkt->len > sizeof(buf)) { return -EINVAL;}memcpy(buf, pkt->data, pkt->len);Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Overflow BuffersCAPEC-100likelihood: High · Very High
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer OverflowCAPEC-14likelihood: Medium · High
- Filter Failure through Buffer OverflowCAPEC-24likelihood: High · High
- MIME ConversionCAPEC-42likelihood: High · High
- Overflow Binary Resource FileCAPEC-44likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer Overflow via Symbolic LinksCAPEC-45likelihood: High · High
- Overflow Variables and TagsCAPEC-46likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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References
- aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/openssl_advisory9.asc
- h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/HP-Security-Research-Blog/Once-Bled-Twice-Shy-OpenSSL-CVE-2014-0195/ba-p/6501048
- h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/HP-Security-Research-Blog/ZDI-14-173-CVE-2014-0195-OpenSSL-DTLS-Fragment-Out-of-Bounds/ba-p/6501002
- kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10629
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136470.html
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136473.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00016.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00011.html
- marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=140266410314613&w=2
- marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=140317760000786&w=2
- marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=140389274407904&w=2
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- marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=140431828824371&w=2
- marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=140448122410568&w=2
- marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=140482916501310&w=2
- marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=140491231331543&w=2
- marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=140499827729550&w=2
- marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=140621259019789&w=2
- marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=140752315422991&w=2
- marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=140904544427729&w=2
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