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TI-2015-00178 Aliases CVE-2015-0206GHSA-8766-hj6c-9qw4

Memory leak in the dtls1_buffer_record function in d1_pkt.c in OpenSSL 1.0.0 before…

Priority MEDIUM 56CWE-119Published · 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 · Partial
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 16 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Memory leak in the dtls1_buffer_record function in d1_pkt.c in OpenSSL 1.0.0 before 1.0.0p and 1.0.1 before 1.0.1k allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by sending many duplicate records for the next epoch, leading to failure of replay detection.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.5736 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 16 fixed, 1 without a fix

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 · 25

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.0aVulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.0bVulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.0cVulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.0dVulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.0eVulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.0fVulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0g:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.0gVulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0h:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.0hVulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.0iVulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.0jVulnerableOpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0a Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0b Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0c Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0d:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0d Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0e:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0e Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0f:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0f Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0g:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0g Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0h:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0h Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0i:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0i Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0j:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0j Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
Show 15 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0k:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.0kVulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0l:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.0lVulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.0mVulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0n:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.0nVulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0o:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.0oVulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1aVulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1bVulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1cVulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1dVulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1eVulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1fVulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1g:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1gVulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1h:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1hVulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1iVulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1jVulnerableOpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0k:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0k Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0l:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0l Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0m:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0m Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0n:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0n Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0o:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0o Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1a Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1b Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1c Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1d:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1d Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1e:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1e Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1f:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1f Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1g:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1g Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1h:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1h Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1i:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1i Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1j:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1j Vulnerable ·OpenSSL

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2015:0066 Released 2015-01-21 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    openssl security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) openssl-1:1.0.1e-34.el7_0.7, openssl-libs-1:1.0.1e-34.el7_0.7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) openssl-devel-1:1.0.1e-34.el7_0.7, openssl-perl-1:1.0.1e-34.el7_0.7, openssl-static-1:1.0.1e-34.el7_0.7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) openssl-1:1.0.1e-34.el7_0.7, openssl-libs-1:1.0.1e-34.el7_0.7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) openssl-devel-1:1.0.1e-34.el7_0.7, openssl-perl-1:1.0.1e-34.el7_0.7, openssl-static-1:1.0.1e-34.el7_0.7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) openssl-1.0.1e-30.el6_6.5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) openssl-devel-1.0.1e-30.el6_6.5, openssl-perl-1.0.1e-30.el6_6.5, openssl-static-1.0.1e-30.el6_6.5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) openssl-1.0.1e-30.el6_6.5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) openssl-devel-1.0.1e-30.el6_6.5, openssl-perl-1.0.1e-30.el6_6.5, openssl-static-1.0.1e-30.el6_6.5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) openssl-1.0.1e-30.el6_6.5, openssl-1.0.1e-30.el6_6.5.ppc, openssl-devel-1.0.1e-30.el6_6.5 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) openssl-1:1.0.1e-34.el7_0.7, openssl-devel-1:1.0.1e-34.el7_0.7, openssl-devel-1:1.0.1e-34.el7_0.7.ppc +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) openssl-perl-1.0.1e-30.el6_6.5, openssl-static-1.0.1e-30.el6_6.5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) openssl-perl-1:1.0.1e-34.el7_0.7, openssl-static-1:1.0.1e-34.el7_0.7, openssl-static-1:1.0.1e-34.el7_0.7.ppc
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) openssl-1.0.1e-30.el6_6.5, openssl-devel-1.0.1e-30.el6_6.5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) openssl-1:1.0.1e-34.el7_0.7, openssl-devel-1:1.0.1e-34.el7_0.7, openssl-libs-1:1.0.1e-34.el7_0.7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) openssl-perl-1.0.1e-30.el6_6.5, openssl-static-1.0.1e-30.el6_6.5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) openssl-perl-1:1.0.1e-34.el7_0.7, openssl-static-1:1.0.1e-34.el7_0.7

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Storage 2AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:0066
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:0066
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:0066
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:0066
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:0066
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:0066
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:0066
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:0066
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:0066
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:0066
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:0066
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:0066
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:0066
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:0066
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:0066
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:0066
Not affected: 6 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-0206
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8766-hj6c-9qw4

References

Advisory 17

Other 10

  • TI-2022-01915 The c_rehash script allows command injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-02645 SM2 Decryption Buffer Overflow CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2009-03392 The TLS protocol, and the SSL protocol 3.0 and possibly earlier, as used in Microsoft… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-01176 The c_rehash script allows command injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-00154 The (1) TLS and (2) DTLS implementations in OpenSSL 1.0.1 before 1.0.1g do not properly… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2025-14107 Stack buffer overflow in CMS (Auth)EnvelopedData parsing CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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