CVE-2015-1787

Summary

CVECVE-2015-1787
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-03-19 22:59:12 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe ssl3_get_client_key_exchange function in s3_srvr.c in OpenSSL 1.0.2 before 1.0.2a, when client authentication and an ephemeral Diffie-Hellman ciphersuite are enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a ClientKeyExchange message with a length of zero.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 2.6 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2 All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2 beta1 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2 beta2 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2 beta3 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Oracle Solaris Third Party Bulletin - April 2015 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
Gentoo Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
git.openssl.org Git - openssl.git/commit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.openssl.org
Oracle Critical Patch Update - July 2015 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20150319.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openssl.org Vendor Advisory
Broadcom Support Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bto.bluecoat.com Third Party Advisory
OpenSSL Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Oracle Critical Patch Update - October 2015 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
'[security bulletin] HPSBMU03380 rev.1 - HP System Management Homepage (SMH) on Linux and Windows, Mu' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
'[security bulletin] HPSBMU03397 rev.1 - HP Version Control Agent (VCA) on Windows and Linux, Multipl' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Oracle Critical Patch Update - October 2017 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
Oracle Critical Patch Update - January 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
1202406 – (CVE-2015-1787) CVE-2015-1787 openssl: segmentation fault in client authentication with empty CKE and DHE af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
OpenSSL 'ssl/s3_srvr.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
'[security bulletin] HPSBMU03409 rev.1 - HP Matrix Operating Environment, Multiple Vulnerabilities' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
McAfee KnowledgeBase - Intel Security - Security Bulletin: Fourteen OpenSSL CVEs Announced on March 19, 2015 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kc.mcafee.com Third Party Advisory
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

  • 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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