CVE-2015-3196
ssl/s3_clnt.c in OpenSSL 1.0.0 before 1.0.0t, 1.0.1 before 1.0.1p, and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2d, when used for a multi-threaded client, writes the PSK identity hint to an incorrect data structure, which allows remote servers to cause a denial of service…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 13.5%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
ssl/s3_clnt.c in OpenSSL 1.0.0 before 1.0.0t, 1.0.1 before 1.0.1p, and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2d, when used for a multi-threaded client, writes the PSK identity hint to an incorrect data structure, which allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (race condition and double free) via a crafted ServerKeyExchange message.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 13.53% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-362
- Affected
- hp/icewall sso · hp/icewall sso agent option · openssl/openssl · oracle/vm virtualbox · fedoraproject/fedora · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux server aus · redhat/enterprise linux server eus · redhat/enterprise linux server tus · redhat/enterprise linux workstation · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 13.5% since 4 November 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://fortiguard.com/advisory/openssl-advisory-december-2015Third Party Advisory
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10759Third Party Advisory
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10761Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/173801.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00070.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00071.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145382583417444&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://openssl.org/news/secadv/20151203.txtVendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2617.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20151204-opensslThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3413Third Party Advisory
- http://www.fortiguard.com/advisory/openssl-advisory-december-2015Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2016v3-2985753.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78622Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034294Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2015&m=slackware-security.754583Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2830-1Third Party Advisory
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf
- https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3c66a669dfc7b3792f7af0758ea26fe8502ce70c
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04944173Third Party Advisory
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05398322Third Party Advisory
- https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA40100Third Party Advisory
- http://fortiguard.com/advisory/openssl-advisory-december-2015Third Party Advisory
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10759Third Party Advisory
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10761Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/173801.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.