4.3

CVE-2015-1788: openssl Resource Management Errors

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2015-1788DEBIAN-CVE-2015-1788
Published 12-06-2015Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-1788 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in openssl. EPSS estimates a 20.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 4.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
20.51%
0%100%
High · -3.78 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 9 · Related 7
DSA-3287-1MGASA-2015-0246OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10309-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11127-1SUSE-SU-2015:1143-1SUSE-SU-2015:1150-1

Timeline

  1. 12-06-2015
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The BN_GF2m_mod_inv function in crypto/bn/bn_gf2m.c in OpenSSL before 0.9.8s, 1.0.0 before 1.0.0e, 1.0.1 before 1.0.1n, and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2b does not properly handle ECParameters structures in which the curve is over a malformed binary polynomial field, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a session that uses an Elliptic Curve algorithm, as demonstrated by an attack against a server that supports client authentication.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

20.51%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

98%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Decrease -3.78 pp

From 24.29% on 05-10-2026

05-10-202604-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Debian1 product
  • openssl< 1.0.2b-1
Openssl1 product
  • opensslEOL≤ 0.9.8zf | 1.0.0 | 1.0.0:beta1 | 1.0.0:beta2 | 1.0.0:beta3 | 1.0.0:beta4 | 1.0.0:beta5 | 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 | 1.0.0r | 1.0.1 | 1.0.1:beta1 | 1.0.1:beta2 | 1.0.1:beta3 | 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 | 1.0.1m | 1.0.2 | 1.0.2:beta1 | 1.0.2a
Ubuntu1 product
  • openssl< 1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.15

3 vendors · 3 products

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