MEDIUM
openssl: PKCS7 NULL pointer dereference
Published Mar 19, 2015
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 8.37%
Description
The PKCS#7 implementation 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 properly handle a lack of outer ContentInfo, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) by leveraging an application that processes arbitrary PKCS#7 data and providing malformed data with ASN.1 encoding, related to crypto/pkcs7/pk7_doit.c and crypto/pkcs7/pk7_lib.c.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 0.9.8ze
- 1.0.0
- 1.0.0a
- 1.0.0b
- 1.0.0c
- 1.0.0d
- 1.0.0e
- 1.0.0f
- 1.0.0g
- 1.0.0h
- 1.0.0i
- 1.0.0j
- 1.0.0k
- 1.0.0l
- 1.0.0m
- 1.0.0n
- 1.0.0o
- 1.0.0p
- 1.0.0q
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.1a
- 1.0.1b
- 1.0.1c
- 1.0.1d
- 1.0.1e
- 1.0.1f
- 1.0.1g
- 1.0.1h
- 1.0.1i
- 1.0.1j
- 1.0.1k
- 1.0.1l
- 1.0.2
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
openssl-0:0.9.8e-33.el5_11
Fixed · RHSA-2015:0800
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
openssl-0:1.0.1e-30.el6_6.7
Fixed · RHSA-2015:0715
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
openssl-1:1.0.1e-42.ael7b_1.4
Fixed · RHSA-2015:0716
Red Hat Storage 2.1
openssl-0:1.0.1e-30.el6_6.7
Fixed · RHSA-2015:0752
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
openssl097a
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
openssl098e
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
openssl098e
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3
mingw-virt-viewer
Affected
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6
openssl
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1
openssl
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2
openssl
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 3
openssl
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | openssl-0:0.9.8e-33.el5_11 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0800 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | openssl-0:1.0.1e-30.el6_6.7 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0715 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | openssl-1:1.0.1e-42.ael7b_1.4 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0716 |
| Red Hat Storage 2.1 | openssl-0:1.0.1e-30.el6_6.7 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0752 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | openssl097a | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | openssl098e | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | openssl098e | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3 | mingw-virt-viewer | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 | openssl | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 | openssl | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 | openssl | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 3 | openssl | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
8.37% 0.08370
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.08370
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (39 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 8.37% (0.08370) | 94.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 8.37% (0.08370) | 94.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 4, 2026 | 5.79% (0.05787) | 90.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 1, 2026 | 3.33% (0.03329) | 87.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 4, 2026 | 5.79% (0.05787) | 90.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 3.33% (0.03329) | 87.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 4, 2026 | 5.79% (0.05787) | 90.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 1, 2026 | 3.33% (0.03329) | 86.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 11, 2025 | 5.79% (0.05787) | 90.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 4, 2025 | 7.40% (0.07395) | 91.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 4.29% (0.04295) | 88.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 6.39% (0.06390) | 90.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 3.97% (0.03966) | 87.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 6.39% (0.06390) | 90.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 3.97% (0.03966) | 87.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 4, 2025 | 5.76% (0.05759) | 90.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 1, 2025 | 2.40% (0.02402) | 84.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 4, 2025 | 5.76% (0.05759) | 90.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 2.40% (0.02402) | 84.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 6.39% (0.06390) | 90.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 1, 2025 | 3.97% (0.03966) | 87.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 25, 2025 | 6.39% (0.06390) | 90.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 4, 2025 | 8.17% (0.08174) | 91.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 1, 2025 | 5.12% (0.05121) | 89.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 4, 2025 | 8.17% (0.08174) | 91.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 1, 2025 | 5.12% (0.05121) | 89.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 8.17% (0.08174) | 91.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 11.46% (0.11461) | 89.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 8.17% (0.08174) | 91.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.35% (0.01351) | 86.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 2, 2024 | 1.73% (0.01727) | 87.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 12, 2024 | 2.12% (0.02118) | 88.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 24, 2023 | 1.90% (0.01898) | 87.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 1, 2023 | 2.20% (0.02195) | 88.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 18, 2023 | 1.88% (0.01882) | 86.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.64% (0.01644) | 85.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.72% (0.04720) | 89.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.72% (0.04720) | 88.14th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.72% (0.04720) | 74.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (48)
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10680
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00002.html vendor-advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152733.html vendor-advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152734.html vendor-advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152844.html vendor-advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/156823.html vendor-advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157177.html vendor-advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00022.html vendor-advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00027.html vendor-advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00037.html vendor-advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00011.html vendor-advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00062.html vendor-advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142841429220765&w=2 vendor-advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143213830203296&w=2 vendor-advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143748090628601&w=2 vendor-advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144050155601375&w=2 vendor-advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144050297101809&w=2 vendor-advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0715.html vendor-advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0716.html vendor-advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0752.html vendor-advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0800.html vendor-advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204942
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3197 vendor-advisory
- http://www.fortiguard.com/advisory/2015-03-24-openssl-vulnerabilities-march-2015
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:062 vendor-advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:063 vendor-advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2016-2367955.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2015-2367953.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73231 vdb-entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031929 vdb-entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2537-1 vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/articles/1384453
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0289 Vendor Advisory
- https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa92
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1202384 Issue Tracking
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf
- https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c0334c2c92dd1bc3ad8138ba6e74006c3631b0f9
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10110
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0289
- https://openssl.org/news/secadv_20150319.txt
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-11 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-0289
- https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-15%3A06.openssl.asc vendor-advisory
- https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20150319.txt Vendor Advisory
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Mar 19, 2015
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Nov 18, 2014
Link CVE-2015-0289
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a