9.3

CVE-2011-4109: openssl Resource Management Errors

Modified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2011-4109
Published 06-01-2012Last modified 07-08-2024

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.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 9.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
9.3/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
16.91%
0%100%
Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 2

Timeline

  1. 06-01-2012
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last 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 version

EPSS 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 05-10-2026

05-10-202604-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

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

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