Vulnerability in OpenSSL
CVE-2015-0209
Use-after-free vulnerability in the d2i_ECPrivateKey function in crypto/ec/ec_asn1.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 remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a malformed Elliptic Curve (EC) private-key file that is improperly handled during import.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.163 (96.9th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.163 · newest: 0.163 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- OpenSSL — versions 1.0.0, 1.0.0a, 1.0.0b
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0715.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00062.html (vendor-advisory)
- kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3197 (vendor-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2537-1 (vendor-advisory)
- marc.info/ (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152733.html (vendor-advisory)
- bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa92
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-0209?
- CVE-2015-0209 is a vulnerability in OpenSSL. Published 2015-03-19.
- Is CVE-2015-0209 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.