CVE-2013-2125 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

OpenSMTPD before 5.3.2 does not properly handle SSL sessions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection blocking) by keeping a connection open.

Published: 2014-05-27

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 2.5% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:opensmtpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2013-2093	OpenSMTPD before 5.3.2 does not properly handle SSL sessions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection blocking) by keeping a connection open.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02474.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://git.zx2c4.com/OpenSMTPD/commit/?id=38b26921bad5fe24ad747bf9d591330d683728b0
http://osvdb.org/93495
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q2/362
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q2/366
http://secunia.com/advisories/53353
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/84388

History

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Openbsd Opensmtpd

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2014-05-27T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T15:27:40.908Z

Reserved: 2013-02-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-2125

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-05-27T14:55:09.727

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:52:47.597

Link: CVE-2013-2125

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-310

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