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CVE-2014-4911

Published: Jul 22, 2014Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-310
5.0MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
2.4%
Top 17.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

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.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:NI:NA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-310

Affected Products

polarsslpolarssl
Library
Security Products / pki-crypto
debian linuxdebian
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Debian GNU/LinuxСообщество свободного программного обеспечения
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
n/an/a
polarssloss-projectSecurity Productsaka polarssl
debianoss-projectGBOperating Systemsaka debian gnu/linux
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/60215
secunia.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2981
debian.org
https://polarssl.org/tech-updates/security-advisories/polarssl-security-advisory-2014-02
polarssl.org
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Timeline

Published
Jul 22, 2014
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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