What is the severity of CVE-2014-8628?

CVE-2014-8628 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause denial of service via memory consumption.

How do I fix CVE-2014-8628?

To fix CVE-2014-8628, users should upgrade to PolarSSL version 1.2.12 or 1.3.9 and above.

What impact does CVE-2014-8628 have on applications using affected PolarSSL versions?

Applications using affected versions of PolarSSL could experience denial of service due to memory leaks triggered by crafted X.509 certificates.

Which PolarSSL versions are affected by CVE-2014-8628?

CVE-2014-8628 affects PolarSSL versions earlier than 1.2.12 and 1.3.x earlier than 1.3.9.

Can CVE-2014-8628 lead to data exposure?

No, CVE-2014-8628 primarily leads to denial of service and does not directly result in data exposure.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2014-8628

high

7.8

CWE

399

24/8/2015

6/8/2024

CVE-2014-8628

First published: Mon Aug 24 2015(Updated: )

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.

Credit: meissner@suse.de

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
PolarSSL	<=1.2.11
PolarSSL	=1.3.0
PolarSSL	=1.3.1
PolarSSL	=1.3.2
PolarSSL	=1.3.3
PolarSSL	=1.3.4
PolarSSL	=1.3.5
PolarSSL	=1.3.6
PolarSSL	=1.3.7
PolarSSL	=1.3.8

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-8628?
CVE-2014-8628 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause denial of service via memory consumption.
How do I fix CVE-2014-8628?
To fix CVE-2014-8628, users should upgrade to PolarSSL version 1.2.12 or 1.3.9 and above.
What impact does CVE-2014-8628 have on applications using affected PolarSSL versions?
Applications using affected versions of PolarSSL could experience denial of service due to memory leaks triggered by crafted X.509 certificates.
Which PolarSSL versions are affected by CVE-2014-8628?
CVE-2014-8628 affects PolarSSL versions earlier than 1.2.12 and 1.3.x earlier than 1.3.9.
Can CVE-2014-8628 lead to data exposure?
No, CVE-2014-8628 primarily leads to denial of service and does not directly result in data exposure.

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