Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU38201

Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2015-5327

Published: September 25, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020

Vulnerability identifier: #VU38201

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-5327

CWE-ID: CWE-125

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: Linux Foundation

Affected software:
Linux kernel

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to gain access to sensitive information.

Out-of-bounds memory read in the x509_decode_time function in x509_cert_parser.c in Linux kernels 4.3-rc1 and after.

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