CVE-2015-0288
The X509_to_X509_REQ function in crypto/x509/x509_req.c in OpenSSL before 0.9.8zf, 1.0.0 before 1.0.0r, 1.0.1 before 1.0.1m, and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2a might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (8.30%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The X509_to_X509_REQ function in crypto/x509/x509_req.c in OpenSSL before 0.9.8zf, 1.0.0 before 1.0.0r, 1.0.1 before 1.0.1m, and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2a might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via an invalid certificate key.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 8.30% probability · 95th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- openssl/openssl
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 8.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10680
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00002.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152733.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152734.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152844.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/156823.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157177.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00022.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00027.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00037.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00011.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00062.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142841429220765&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143213830203296&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143748090628601&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144050155601375&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144050254401665&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144050297101809&w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0715.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0716.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0752.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0800.html
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204942
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3197
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:062
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:063
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2016-2367955.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.