Buffer overflow in OpenSSL

CVE-2014-3512

Multiple buffer overflows in crypto/srp/srp_lib.c in the SRP implementation in OpenSSL 1.0.1 before 1.0.1i allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via an invalid SRP (1) g, (2) A, or (3) B parameter.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published · last modified .

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.741 (99.5th percentile), scored .

High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2014-3512: rose from 0.690 to 0.741.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.690 · newest: 0.741 · change: +0.051

Affected products

  • OpenSSL — versions 1.0.0, 1.0.0a, 1.0.0b

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-3512?
CVE-2014-3512 is a vulnerability in OpenSSL, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2014-08-13.
Is CVE-2014-3512 known to be exploited?
4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.