Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2015-0289 |
CWE-ID | CWE-476 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
OpenSSL Server applications / Encryption software |
Vendor | OpenSSL Software Foundation |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU70402
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-0289
CWE-ID:
CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in the PKCS#7 implementation. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsOpenSSL: 0.9.0b - 1.0.2
External linkshttp://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20150319.txt
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1202384
http://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git;a=commit;h=c0334c2c92dd1bc3ad8138ba6e74006c3631b0f9
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152844.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152733.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152734.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3197
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00062.html
http://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-15%3A06.openssl.asc
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00022.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2537-1
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031929
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00027.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0716.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:063
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:062
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0752.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0715.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142841429220765&w=2
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0800.html
http://access.redhat.com/articles/1384453
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/156823.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157177.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00002.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204942
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2015-2367953.html
http://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa92
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2016-2367955.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144050297101809&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143213830203296&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143748090628601&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144050155601375&w=2
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00011.html
http://www.fortiguard.com/advisory/2015-03-24-openssl-vulnerabilities-march-2015
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-11
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10680
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00037.html
http://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10110
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73231
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.