What is CVE-2015-0292?

CVE-2015-0292 is a vulnerability in Openssl, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2015-03-19.

Is CVE-2015-0292 known to be exploited?

4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Openssl

CVE-2015-0292

Integer underflow in the EVP_DecodeUpdate function in crypto/evp/encode.c in the base64-decoding implementation in OpenSSL before 0.9.8za, 1.0.0 before 1.0.0m, and 1.0.1 before 1.0.1h allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted base64 data that triggers a buffer overflow.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.445 (98.6th 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)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-0292?: CVE-2015-0292 is a vulnerability in Openssl, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2015-03-19.
Is CVE-2015-0292 known to be exploited?: 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.