Vulnerability in Openssl

CVE-2015-0287

The ASN1_item_ex_d2i function in crypto/asn1/tasn_dec.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 reinitialize CHOICE and ADB data structures, which might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid write operation and memory corruption) by leveraging an application that relies on ASN.1 structure reuse.

EPSS: 0.084 (94.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Openssl — versions 1.0.0, 1.0.0a, 1.0.0b
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-0287?
CVE-2015-0287 is a vulnerability in Openssl, classified under CWE-17. Published 2015-03-19.
Is CVE-2015-0287 known to be exploited?
4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.