# CVE-2014-0160: The (1) TLS and (2) DTLS implementations in OpenSSL 1.0.1 before 1.0.1g do not properly handle Heartbeat Extension packets, which allows rem

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), NVD
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): yes, added 2022-05-04, remediation due 2022-05-25
- Published: 2014-04-07 · Updated: 2025-10-22

## Summary

OpenSSL, the widely used cryptographic library that provides TLS and DTLS encryption for many servers, clients, and applications, is affected. A remote attacker sending specially crafted heartbeat requests could read sensitive data from the process memory, including information such as private encryption keys.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The (1) TLS and (2) DTLS implementations in OpenSSL 1.0.1 before 1.0.1g do not properly handle Heartbeat Extension packets, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via crafted packets that trigger a buffer over-read, as demonstrated by reading private keys, related to d1_both.c and t1_lib.c, aka the Heartbleed bug.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/15000/100/sol15159.html?sr=36517217
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030077
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Apr/90
- http://www.getchef.com/blog/2014/04/09/chef-server-heartbleed-cve-2014-0160-releases/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2896
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139774054614965&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139889113431619&w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0396.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139835815211508&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141287864628122&w=2
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/720951
- http://www.splunk.com/view/SP-CAAAMB3
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139905295427946&w=2
- http://www.websense.com/support/article/kbarticle/Vulnerabilities-resolved-in-TRITON-APX-Version-8-0
- http://www.apcmedia.com/salestools/SJHN-7RKGNM/SJHN-7RKGNM_R4_EN.pdf
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139833395230364&w=2
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21670161
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-04/msg00004.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142660345230545&w=2
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Apr/109
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=140724451518351&w=2
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030080
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57836
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg400001843

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