Vulnerability in OpenSSL
CVE-2012-0027
The GOST ENGINE in OpenSSL before 1.0.0f does not properly handle invalid parameters for the GOST block cipher, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via crafted data from a TLS client.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.048 (91.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.048 · newest: 0.048 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- OpenSSL — versions 0.9.1c, 0.9.2b, 0.9.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp (vendor-advisory)
- www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00017.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20120104.txt (Vendor Advisory)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/57353 (third-party-advisory)
- osvdb.org/78191 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-0027?
- CVE-2012-0027 is a vulnerability in OpenSSL, classified under CWE-399. Published 2012-01-06.
- Is CVE-2012-0027 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.