CVE-2015-1789

CVE Details

Release Date:	2015-06-11
Impact:	Moderate	What is this?

Description

An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in the X509_cmp_time() function of OpenSSL, which is used to test the expiry dates of SSL/TLS certificates. An attacker could possibly use a specially-crafted SSL/TLS certificate or CRL (Certificate Revocation List), which when parsed by an application would cause that application to crash.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	4.3
Vector String:	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Network
Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (openssl)	ELSA-2015-1197	2015-06-30
Oracle Linux version 6 (openssl)	ELSA-2015-1115	2015-06-15
Oracle Linux version 7 (openssl)	ELSA-2015-1115	2015-06-15
Oracle VM version 3.3 (openssl)	OVMSA-2015-0070	2015-06-15