Vulnerability in OpenSSL
CVE-2015-0286
The ASN1_TYPE_cmp function in crypto/asn1/a_type.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 does not properly perform boolean-type comparisons, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read operation and application crash) via a crafted X.509 certificate to an endpoint that uses the certificate-verification feature.
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: 0.197 (97.3th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.207 · newest: 0.197 · change: -0.010
Affected products
- OpenSSL — versions 1.0.0, 1.0.0a, 1.0.0b
Weakness classification (CWE)
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-2015-0286?
- CVE-2015-0286 is a vulnerability in OpenSSL, classified under CWE-17. Published 2015-03-19.
- Is CVE-2015-0286 known to be exploited?
- 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.