CVE-2011-1473
Description
OpenSSL before 0.9.8l, and 0.9.8m through 1.x, does not properly restrict client-initiated renegotiation within the SSL and TLS protocols, which might make it easier for remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by performing many renegotiations within a single connection, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-5094. NOTE: it can also be argued that it is the responsibility of server deployments, not a security library, to prevent or limit renegotiation when it is inappropriate within a specific environment
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Key data
EPSS
- Score
- 0.66873 (66.9% probability)
- Percentile
- 99.3%
- Scores of
- Nov 10, 2026
- Model
- v2026.06.15
References
- vincent.bernat.im/en/blog/2011-ssl-dos-mitigation.html
- [tls] 20110315 Re: SSL Renegotiation DOS (ietf.org)mailing-list
- [tls] 20110318 Re: SSL Renegotiation DOS (ietf.org)mailing-list
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=707065
- 20140214 ESA-2014-009: RSA BSAFE SSL-J Multiple Vulnerabilities (archives.neohapsis.com)mailing-list
- educatedguesswork.org/2011/10/ssltls_and_computational_dos.…
- [oss-security] 20110708 SSL renegotiation DoS CVE-2011-1473 (openwall.com)mailing-list
- SSRT100852 (marc.info)vendor-advisory
- [tls] 20110318 Re: SSL Renegotiation DOS (ietf.org)mailing-list
- orchilles.com/2011/03/ssl-renegotiation-dos.html
- [tls] 20110315 SSL Renegotiation DOS (ietf.org)mailing-list
- [tls] 20110315 Re: SSL Renegotiation DOS (ietf.org)mailing-list
- [rocketmq-dev] 20190527 [GitHub] [rocketmq] bix29 opened a new issue #1233: TLS Client-initiated renegotiation attack (CVE-2011-1473) (lists.apache.org)mailing-list
- [rocketmq-dev] 20190801 [GitHub] [rocketmq] duhenglucky commented on issue #1233: TLS Client-initiated renegotiation attack (CVE-2011-1473) (lists.apache.org)mailing-list
- [rocketmq-dev] 20191024 [GitHub] [rocketmq] Journey-x commented on issue #1233: TLS Client-initiated renegotiation attack (CVE-2011-1473) (lists.apache.org)mailing-list
- [rocketmq-dev] 20200305 [GitHub] [rocketmq] ShadowySpirits commented on issue #1233: TLS Client-initiated renegotiation attack (CVE-2011-1473) (lists.apache.org)mailing-list
- [rocketmq-dev] 20200305 [GitHub] [rocketmq] coveralls commented on issue #1820: [ISSUE #1233] Fix CVE-2011-1473 (lists.apache.org)mailing-list
- [rocketmq-dev] 20200305 [GitHub] [rocketmq] ShadowySpirits opened a new pull request #1820: [ISSUE #1233] Fix CVE-2011-1473 (lists.apache.org)mailing-list
- [rocketmq-dev] 20210311 [GitHub] [rocketmq] vongosling closed issue #1233: TLS Client-initiated renegotiation attack (CVE-2011-1473) (lists.apache.org)mailing-list
- [rocketmq-commits] 20210311 [rocketmq] branch develop updated: [ISSUE #1233] Fix CVE-2011-1473 (lists.apache.org)mailing-list
- [rocketmq-dev] 20210311 [GitHub] [rocketmq] vongosling merged pull request #1820: [ISSUE #1233] Fix CVE-2011-1473 (lists.apache.org)mailing-list
- [rocketmq-dev] 20210311 [GitHub] [rocketmq] mouzz commented on pull request #1820: [ISSUE #1233] Fix CVE-2011-1473 (lists.apache.org)mailing-list
- [rocketmq-dev] 20210327 [GitHub] [rocketmq] liufeiguo commented on pull request #1820: [ISSUE #1233] Fix CVE-2011-1473 (lists.apache.org)mailing-list
- [rocketmq-dev] 20210420 [GitHub] [rocketmq] mouzz commented on pull request #1820: [ISSUE #1233] Fix CVE-2011-1473 (lists.apache.org)mailing-list
- [rocketmq-dev] 20210420 [GitHub] [rocketmq] mouzz removed a comment on pull request #1820: [ISSUE #1233] Fix CVE-2011-1473 (lists.apache.org)mailing-list
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