CVE-2012-0050: openssl Resource Management Errors
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2012-0050 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in openssl. EPSS estimates a 13.69% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 5, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 3Timeline
- 19-01-2012PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
13.69%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
96%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 13.69% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot 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< 0.9.8g-15+lenny16 | < 0.9.8o-4squeeze7 | < 1.0.0g-1
Openssl1 product
- openssl0.9.8s | 1.0.0f
2 vendors · 2 products
References
19 links- www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1004564X Refsource CONFIRM
- support.apple.com/kb/HT5784X Refsource CONFIRM
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- h20565.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay/?docId=emr_na-c03169289Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource HP
- aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/openssl_advisory3.ascX Refsource CONFIRM