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CVE-2011-5268

connection.c in Bip before 0.8.9 does not properly close sockets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor consumption and crash) via multiple failed SSL handshakes, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-4550. NOTE: this issue was SPLIT from CVE-2013-4550 because it is a different type of issue.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2011-5268 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from duckcorp, from fedoraproject organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2013, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2013-12-24T19:55:06.943

Last Modified

2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-310

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	duckcorp	bip	≤ 0.8.8	Yes
Application	duckcorp	bip	0.8.0	Yes
Application	duckcorp	bip	0.8.0	Yes
Application	duckcorp	bip	0.8.0	Yes
Application	duckcorp	bip	0.8.1	Yes
Application	duckcorp	bip	0.8.2	Yes
Application	duckcorp	bip	0.8.3	Yes
Application	duckcorp	bip	0.8.4	Yes
Application	duckcorp	bip	0.8.5	Yes
Application	duckcorp	bip	0.8.6	Yes
Application	duckcorp	bip	0.8.7	Yes
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	18	Yes
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	19	Yes
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	20	Yes

References

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-November/121868.html ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-November/122274.html ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-November/122278.html ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/02/9 ([email protected])
https://projects.duckcorp.org/issues/261 Patch ([email protected])
https://projects.duckcorp.org/versions/13 ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-November/121868.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-November/122274.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-November/122278.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/02/9 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://projects.duckcorp.org/issues/261 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://projects.duckcorp.org/versions/13 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For duckcorp's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.