CVE-2015-1794: openssl Numeric Errors
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2015-1794 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) Numeric Errors vulnerability in openssl. EPSS estimates a 4.98% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 5, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 2Timeline
- 06-12-2015PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The ssl3_get_key_exchange function in ssl/s3_clnt.c in OpenSSL 1.0.2 before 1.0.2e allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a zero p value in an anonymous Diffie-Hellman (DH) ServerKeyExchange message.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
4.98%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
92%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 4.98% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Debian1 product
- openssl< 1.0.2e-1
Openssl1 product
- opensslEOL1.0.2 | 1.0.2a | 1.0.2b | 1.0.2c | 1.0.2d
Ubuntu1 product
- openssl< 1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.15
3 vendors · 3 products
References
18 links- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2830-1Vendor Advisory
- openssl.org/news/secadv/20151203.txtVendor Advisory
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1034294VDB Entry
