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TI-2014-07087 Aliases CVE-2014-8628GHSA-pq2v-pvrw-m6q9

Memory leak in PolarSSL before 1.2.12 and 1.3.x before 1.3.9 allows remote attackers to…

Priority LOW 37CWE-399Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Memory leak in PolarSSL before 1.2.12 and 1.3.x before 1.3.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of crafted X.509 certificates. NOTE: this identifier has been SPLIT per ADT3 due to different affected versions. See CVE-2014-9744 for the ClientHello message issue.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01718 77th 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 · 10

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.2.11Vulnerablepolarssl
cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.0Vulnerablepolarssl
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:1.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.8Vulnerablepolarssl
  • cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.2.11 Vulnerable ·polarssl
  • cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.0 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
  • cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.8 Vulnerable ·polarssl

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-2014-8628
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pq2v-pvrw-m6q9

References

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • TI-2011-03940 PolarSSL versions prior to v1.1 use the HAVEGE random number generation algorithm. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2013-00104 The TLS protocol 1.1 and 1.2 and the DTLS protocol 1.0 and 1.2, as used in OpenSSL… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.6
  • TI-2015-01069 The asn1_get_sequence_of function in library/asn1parse.c in PolarSSL 1.0 through 1.2.12… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2014-07923 Memory leak in PolarSSL before 1.3.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2012-01903 A Security Bypass vulnerability exists in PolarSSL 0.99pre4 through 1.1.1 due to a weak… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4
  • TI-2015-04447 Heap-based buffer overflow in PolarSSL 1.x before 1.2.17 and ARM mbed TLS (formerly… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
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Sources

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