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TI-2014-04043 Aliases CVE-2014-4911GHSA-5w2p-5ww5-p9p9

The ssl_decrypt_buf function in library/ssl_tls.c in PolarSSL before 1.2.11 and 1.3.x…

Priority LOW 27CWE-310Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
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

The ssl_decrypt_buf function in library/ssl_tls.c in PolarSSL before 1.2.11 and 1.3.x before 1.3.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors related to the GCM ciphersuites, as demonstrated using the Codenomicon Defensics toolkit.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02427 84th 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 · 24

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.0Vulnerablepolarssl
cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.3.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.0 alpha1Vulnerablepolarssl
cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.3.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.0 rc0Vulnerablepolarssl
cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.1Vulnerablepolarssl
cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.2Vulnerablepolarssl
cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.3Vulnerablepolarssl
cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.4Vulnerablepolarssl
cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.5Vulnerablepolarssl
cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.6Vulnerablepolarssl
cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.7Vulnerablepolarssl
  • cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.0 Vulnerable ·polarssl
  • cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.3.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.0 alpha1 Vulnerable ·polarssl
  • cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.3.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.0 rc0 Vulnerable ·polarssl
  • cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.1 Vulnerable ·polarssl
  • cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.2 Vulnerable ·polarssl
  • cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.3 Vulnerable ·polarssl
  • cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.4 Vulnerable ·polarssl
  • cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.5 Vulnerable ·polarssl
  • cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.6 Vulnerable ·polarssl
  • cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.7 Vulnerable ·polarssl
Show 14 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.2.10Vulnerablepolarssl
cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.0Vulnerablepolarssl
cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.1Vulnerablepolarssl
cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.2Vulnerablepolarssl
cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.3Vulnerablepolarssl
cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.4Vulnerablepolarssl
cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.5Vulnerablepolarssl
cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.6Vulnerablepolarssl
cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.7Vulnerablepolarssl
cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.8Vulnerablepolarssl
cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.9Vulnerablepolarssl
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.2.10 Vulnerable ·polarssl
  • cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.0 Vulnerable ·polarssl
  • cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.1 Vulnerable ·polarssl
  • cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.2 Vulnerable ·polarssl
  • cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.3 Vulnerable ·polarssl
  • cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.4 Vulnerable ·polarssl
  • cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.5 Vulnerable ·polarssl
  • cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.6 Vulnerable ·polarssl
  • cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.7 Vulnerable ·polarssl
  • cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.8 Vulnerable ·polarssl
  • cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.9 Vulnerable ·polarssl
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-4911
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5w2p-5ww5-p9p9

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Sources

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