Vulnerability in OpenSSL

CVE-2015-0288

The X509_to_X509_REQ function in crypto/x509/x509_req.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 attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via an invalid certificate key.

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: 0.085 (94.9th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 94.9% 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-2015-0288: held from 0.085 to 0.085.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.085 · newest: 0.085 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • OpenSSL — versions 1.0.0, 1.0.0a, 1.0.0b

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-0288?
CVE-2015-0288 is a vulnerability in OpenSSL. Published 2015-03-19.
Is CVE-2015-0288 known to be exploited?
6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.