ALPINE-CVE-2016-2179 — Vulnetix

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ALPINE-CVE-2016-2179 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.5 HIGH

The DTLS implementation in OpenSSL before 1.1.0 does not properly restrict the lifetime of queue entries associated with unused out-of-order messages, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by maintaining many crafted DTLS sessions simultaneously, related to d1_lib.c, statem_dtls.c, statem_lib.c, and statem_srvr.c.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0

7.5

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Alpine:v3.2	openssl	0, 1.0.2h-r2, 1.0.2h-r1
Alpine:v3.8	openssl	0.9.8k-r3, 0, 0.9.8i-r0
Alpine:v3.6	openssl	0.9.8l-r0, 1.0.2e-r0, 1.0.2d-r0
Alpine:v3.4	openssl	1.0.1l-r0, 0, 0.9.8i-r0
Alpine:v3.7	openssl	1.0.0a-r3, 1.0.0a-r2, 1.0.0a-r1
Alpine:v3.5	openssl	1.0.2g-r2, 0, 0.9.8i-r0
Alpine:v3.3	openssl	1.0.2f-r0, 1.0.2g-r0, 1.0.2h-r0

Timeline

Sep 16, 2016 CVE Published
Nov 19, 2025 CVE Updated
Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch

References

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2016-2179 advisory

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