CVE-2015-0292

Summary

CVECVE-2015-0292
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-03-19 22:59:10 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionInteger underflow in the EVP_DecodeUpdate function in crypto/evp/encode.c in the base64-decoding implementation in OpenSSL before 0.9.8za, 1.0.0 before 1.0.0m, and 1.0.1 before 1.0.1h allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted base64 data that triggers a buffer overflow.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.0 All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.0a All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.0b All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.0c All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.0d All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.0e All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.0f All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.0g All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.0h All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.0i All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.0j All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.0k All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.0l All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1 All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1a All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1b All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1c All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1d All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1e All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1f All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1g All All All
Application Openssl Openssl All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

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[SECURITY] Fedora 20 Update: openssl-1.0.1e-42.fc20 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
1202395 – (CVE-2015-0292) CVE-2015-0292 openssl: integer underflow leading to buffer overflow in base64 decoding af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Oracle Solaris Third Party Bulletin - April 2015 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
2015-04 Security Bulletin: OpenSSL 19th March 2015 advisory - Juniper Networks af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kb.juniper.net
Gentoo Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 21 Update: openssl-1.0.1k-6.fc21 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
USN-2537-1: OpenSSL vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update - July 2015 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20150319.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openssl.org Vendor Advisory
OpenSSL '/evp/encode.c' Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
OpenSSL Updates of 19 March 2015 - Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com
git.openssl.org Git - openssl.git/commit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.openssl.org
Broadcom Support Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bto.bluecoat.com
OpenSSL Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3197-1 openssl af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Oracle Bulletin Board Update - January 2015 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update - October 2015 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
#2608: bug report: segfault from base64 decoding af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rt.openssl.org Exploit
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
FortiGuard af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.fortiguard.com
'[security bulletin] HPSBMU03380 rev.1 - HP System Management Homepage (SMH) on Linux and Windows, Mu' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
'[security bulletin] HPSBMU03397 rev.1 - HP Version Control Agent (VCA) on Windows and Linux, Multipl' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:0578-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Oracle Critical Patch Update - October 2017 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Citrix NetScaler Platform IPMI Lights Out Management (LOM) firmware af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.citrix.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update - January 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: openssl-1.0.1k-6.fc22 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
'[security bulletin] HPSBMU03409 rev.1 - HP Matrix Operating Environment, Multiple Vulnerabilities' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
McAfee KnowledgeBase - Intel Security - Security Bulletin: Fourteen OpenSSL CVEs Announced on March 19, 2015 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kc.mcafee.com
'[security bulletin] HPSBUX03334 SSRT102000 rev.1 - HP-UX Running OpenSSL, Remote Denial of Service (' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 cert-portal.siemens.com
git.openssl.org Git - openssl.git/commit MITRE git.openssl.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 390226 Oracle Managed Virtualization (VM) Server for x86 Security Update for Open Secure Sockets Layer (OpenSSL) (OVMSA-2021-0011)
  • 390284 Oracle Managed Virtualization (VM) Server for x86 Security Update for Open Secure Sockets Layer (OpenSSL) (OVMSA-2023-0013)
  • 590349 Rockwell Automation Stratix 5900 Multiple Vulnerabilities (ICSA-17-094-04)
  • 591280 Siemens SCALANCE X-200RNA Switch Devices Denial of Service (DoS) Multiple Vulnerabilities (ICSA-22-349-21, SSA-412672)
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