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TI-2011-04541 Aliases CVE-2011-5268GHSA-w599-7m7q-hvh9

connection.c in Bip before 0.8.9 does not properly close sockets, which allows remote…

Priority LOW 23CWE-310Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01501 74th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 14

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:duckcorp:bip:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 0.8.8VulnerableDuckcorp
cpe:2.3:a:duckcorp:bip:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.0VulnerableDuckcorp
cpe:2.3:a:duckcorp:bip:0.8.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.0 rc0VulnerableDuckcorp
cpe:2.3:a:duckcorp:bip:0.8.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.0 rc1VulnerableDuckcorp
cpe:2.3:a:duckcorp:bip:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.1VulnerableDuckcorp
cpe:2.3:a:duckcorp:bip:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.2VulnerableDuckcorp
cpe:2.3:a:duckcorp:bip:0.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.3VulnerableDuckcorp
cpe:2.3:a:duckcorp:bip:0.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.4VulnerableDuckcorp
cpe:2.3:a:duckcorp:bip:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.5VulnerableDuckcorp
cpe:2.3:a:duckcorp:bip:0.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.6VulnerableDuckcorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:duckcorp:bip:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.8.8 Vulnerable ·Duckcorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:duckcorp:bip:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.0 Vulnerable ·Duckcorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:duckcorp:bip:0.8.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.0 rc0 Vulnerable ·Duckcorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:duckcorp:bip:0.8.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Duckcorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:duckcorp:bip:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.1 Vulnerable ·Duckcorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:duckcorp:bip:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.2 Vulnerable ·Duckcorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:duckcorp:bip:0.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.3 Vulnerable ·Duckcorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:duckcorp:bip:0.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.4 Vulnerable ·Duckcorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:duckcorp:bip:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.5 Vulnerable ·Duckcorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:duckcorp:bip:0.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.6 Vulnerable ·Duckcorp
Show 4 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:duckcorp:bip:0.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.7VulnerableDuckcorp
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*18VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*19VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*20VulnerableFedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:duckcorp:bip:0.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.7 Vulnerable ·Duckcorp
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-5268
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w599-7m7q-hvh9

References

Patch 1

Advisory 3

Other 2

Sources

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