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CVE-2015-1789

Published: Jun 12, 2015Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDU csafCWE-119
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
74.5%
Top 0.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

The X509_cmp_time function in crypto/x509/x509_vfy.c in OpenSSL before 0.9.8zg, 1.0.0 before 1.0.0s, 1.0.1 before 1.0.1n, and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2b allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted length field in ASN1_TIME data, as demonstrated by an attack against a server that supports client authentication with a custom verification callback.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

OpenSSL Software Foundation
oss-project·USaka openssl.org, openssl foundation
OpenSSLLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
openssl
oss-project·USaka open ssl
opensslLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
oracle
commercial·USaka oracle corp.
sparc-opl service processorEmbeddedFirmware
Hardware Firmware
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00006.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143880121627664&w=2
marc.info
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3287
debian.org
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