#VU70400 Cryptographic issues in OpenSSL - CVE-2015-0285
Published: December 16, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU70400
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-0285
CWE-ID: CWE-310
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
OpenSSL
OpenSSL
Software vendor:
OpenSSL Software Foundation
OpenSSL Software Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the ssl3_client_hello function in s3_clnt.c does not ensure that the PRNG is seeded before proceeding with a handshak. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20150319.txt
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1202410
- https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git;a=commit;h=e1b568dd2462f7cacf98f3d117936c34e2849a6b
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031929
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2015-2367953.html
- https://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=143748090628601&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144050155601375&w=2
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73234
- http://www.fortiguard.com/advisory/2015-03-24-openssl-vulnerabilities-march-2015
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-11
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10110
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html