CVE details
CVE-2026-118374
LibreSSL ocspcheck through 4.4.0 contains a memory exhaustion vulnerability that allows malicious OCSP responders to exhaust memory by sending unbounded HTTP responses. Attackers controlling the responder or intercepting plain HTTP AIA OCSP traffic can stream endless headers or body data to http_head_read() and http_body_read(), denying certificate status checks.
- Score
- 8.2 high
- Published
- 2026-10-28
- Links
- NVD · cve.org · Report wrong data
Matched ports (4)
| Port | Package | Version | Status | Maintainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| security/libressl | libressl | 4.4.0 | unaddressed | brnrd@FreeBSD.org |
| security/libressl | libressl-libtls | 4.4.0 | unaddressed | brnrd@FreeBSD.org |
| security/libressl-devel | libressl-devel | 4.4.0 | unaddressed | brnrd@FreeBSD.org |
| security/libressl-devel | libressl-devel-libtls | 4.4.0 | unaddressed | brnrd@FreeBSD.org |
Template for a VuXML entry
Range taken from the CVE record, check it before committing. make newentry in security/vuxml creates the vid.
<vuln vid="FIXME (make newentry)">
<topic>FIXME -- FIXME</topic>
<affects>
<package>
<name>libressl</name>
<range><lt>FIXME</lt></range>
</package>
<package>
<name>libressl-libtls</name>
<range><lt>FIXME</lt></range>
</package>
<package>
<name>libressl-devel</name>
<range><lt>FIXME</lt></range>
</package>
<package>
<name>libressl-devel-libtls</name>
<range><lt>FIXME</lt></range>
</package>
</affects>
<description>
<body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<p>LibreSSL ocspcheck through 4.4.0 contains a memory exhaustion
vulnerability that allows malicious OCSP responders to exhaust memory
by sending unbounded HTTP responses. Attackers controlling the
responder or intercepting plain HTTP AIA OCSP traffic can stream
endless headers or body data to http_head_read() and http_body_read(),
denying certificate status checks.</p>
</body>
</description>
<references>
<cvename>CVE-2026-118374</cvename>
<url>https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118374</url>
</references>
<dates>
<discovery>2026-10-28</discovery>
<entry>2026-10-28</entry>
</dates>
</vuln>