Is CVE-2014-0221 being actively exploited?

CVE-2014-0221 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-0221?

CVE-2014-0221 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2014-0221

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 87.9%EU EUVD

The dtls1_get_message_fragment function in d1_both.c in OpenSSL before 0.9.8za, 1.0.0 before 1.0.0m, and 1.0.1 before 1.0.1h allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (recursion and client crash) via a DTLS hello message in an invalid DTLS handshake.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.3 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS score: 87.9% (100th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2014-0264)
Published: June 5, 2014
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-0264 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

fedoraproject / fedora
fedoraproject / fedora
fedoraproject / fedora
mariadb / mariadb
openssl / openssl
opensuse / leap
opensuse / opensuse
redhat / enterprise linux
redhat / enterprise linux
redhat / storage
suse / linux enterprise desktop
suse / linux enterprise server
suse / linux enterprise software development kit
suse / linux enterprise workstation extension

Certified products that may be affected

7 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Version 12 - SUSE LLC - Common Criteria BSI-DSZ-CC-0962-2016 - archived
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 OpenSSH-Server Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 1384 - historical
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 OpenSSH Client Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 1385 - historical
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 OpenSwan Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 1386 - historical
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Kernel Crypto API Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 1387 - historical

See all 7 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/openssl_advisory9.asc(Third Party Advisory)
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10629(Third Party Advisory)
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1053.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136470.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136473.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00016.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00011.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=140266410314613&w=2(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=140317760000786&w=2(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=140389274407904&w=2(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=140389355508263&w=2(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=140431828824371&w=2(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=140448122410568&w=2(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=140482916501310&w=2(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=140491231331543&w=2(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=140499827729550&w=2(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=140621259019789&w=2(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=140752315422991&w=2(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=140904544427729&w=2(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1021.html(Broken Link)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/58337(Not Applicable)
http://secunia.com/advisories/58615(Not Applicable)
http://secunia.com/advisories/58713(Not Applicable)
http://secunia.com/advisories/58714(Not Applicable)
http://secunia.com/advisories/58939(Not Applicable)
http://secunia.com/advisories/58945(Not Applicable)
http://secunia.com/advisories/58977(Not Applicable)
http://secunia.com/advisories/59027(Not Applicable)
http://secunia.com/advisories/59120(Not Applicable)
http://secunia.com/advisories/59126(Not Applicable)
http://secunia.com/advisories/59162(Not Applicable)
http://secunia.com/advisories/59167(Not Applicable)
http://secunia.com/advisories/59175(Not Applicable)
http://secunia.com/advisories/59189(Not Applicable)
http://secunia.com/advisories/59192(Not Applicable)
http://secunia.com/advisories/59221(Not Applicable)
http://secunia.com/advisories/59284(Not Applicable)
http://secunia.com/advisories/59287(Not Applicable)
http://secunia.com/advisories/59300(Not Applicable)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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