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CVE-2015-3622

Published: May 12, 2015Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-119
NVD MITRE
4.3CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
33.1%
Top 1.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

The _asn1_extract_der_octet function in lib/decoding.c in GNU Libtasn1 before 4.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap read) via a crafted certificate.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:NI:NA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

opensuseopensuse
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
fedorafedoraproject
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
libtasn1gnuOSS Libraries
n/an/a
opensuseoss-projectDEOperating Systemsaka opensuse
fedoraprojectoss-projectUSOperating Systemsaka fedora project
gnuoss-projectUSOSS Librariesaka g. nu

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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/158225.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-08/msg00014.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00047.html
lists.opensuse.org
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Timeline

Published
May 12, 2015
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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