CVE-2011-5268

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Bip versions prior to 0.8.9

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in file descriptor consumption and crash, via multiple failed SSL handshakes. This is a distinct issue from others and has been identified as such.

Recommendations For versions prior to 0.8.9, update to version 0.8.9 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the number of SSL handshakes to minimize the risk of exploitation.