CVE-2015-0209

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the d2i_ECPrivateKey function in crypto/ec/ec_asn1.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 remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a malformed Elliptic Curve (EC) private-key file that is improperly handled during import.

6.8

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.91% Top 15%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10110
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0715.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00062.html	vendor advisory
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10680
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3197	vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2537-1	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144050155601375&w=2	vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152733.html	vendor advisory
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa92
https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20150319.txt	vendor advisory
https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1b4a8df38fc9ab3c089ca5765075ee53ec5bd66a
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2015-2367953.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143748090628601&w=2	vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2016-2367955.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152844.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00002.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/156823.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00011.html	vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/articles/1384453
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1089.html	vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00037.html	vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1196737
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143213830203296&w=2	vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:063	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00022.html	vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0716.html	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142841429220765&w=2	vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204942
https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-15%3A06.openssl.asc	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144050297101809&w=2	vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0752.html	vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031929	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73239	vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:062	vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152734.html	vendor advisory
https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX216642
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157177.html	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144050254401665&w=2	vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-11	vendor advisory
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-0209?: CVE-2015-0209 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-0209?: To fix CVE-2015-0209, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-0209 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2015-0209 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.