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CVE-2012-0050
OpenSSL 0.9.8s and 1.0.0f does not properly support DTLS applications, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unspecified vectors related to an out-of-bounds read. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2011-4108.
OpenSSL Security Advisory [18 Jan 2012] ======================================= DTLS DoS attack (CVE-2012-0050) ================================ A flaw in the fix to CVE-2011-4108 can be exploited in a denial of service attack. Only DTLS applications using OpenSSL 1.0.0f and 0.9.8s are affected. Thanks to Antonio Martin, Enterprise Secure Access Research and Development, Cisco Systems, Inc. for discovering this bug and preparing a fix. Affected users should upgrade to OpenSSL 1.0.0g or 0.9.8t. References ========== URL for this Security Advisory: https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20120118.txt