CVE-2015-0287
EPSS 4.9%
Description
The ASN1_item_ex_d2i function in crypto/asn1/tasn_dec.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 does not reinitialize CHOICE and ADB data structures, which might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid write operation and memory corruption) by leveraging an application that relies on ASN.1 structure reuse.
How to fix CVE-2015-0287
To remediate CVE-2015-0287, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/openssl—upgrade to 1.0.1k-2 or later
Is CVE-2015-0287 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 4.9%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.0.1k-2