CVE-2011-4109: openssl Resource Management Errors
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2011-4109 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in openssl. EPSS estimates a 16.91% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 9.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 2Timeline
- 06-01-2012PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Double free vulnerability in OpenSSL 0.9.8 before 0.9.8s, when X509_V_FLAG_POLICY_CHECK is enabled, allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact by triggering failure of a policy check.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
16.91%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
97%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 16.91% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Debian1 product
- openssl< 1.0.0c-1
Openssl1 product
- opensslEOL0.9.8 | 0.9.8a | 0.9.8b | 0.9.8c | 0.9.8d | 0.9.8e | 0.9.8f | 0.9.8g | 0.9.8h | 0.9.8i | 0.9.8j | 0.9.8k | 0.9.8l | 0.9.8m | 0.9.8n | 0.9.8o | 0.9.8p | 0.9.8q | 0.9.8r
2 vendors · 2 products
References
17 links- support.apple.com/kb/HT5784X Refsource CONFIRM
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- aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/openssl_advisory3.ascX Refsource CONFIRM