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CVE-2015-1787

13
FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-1787 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in OpenSSL versions 1.0.2 prior to 1.0.2a. This flaw allows a remote attacker to crash the daemon by sending a ClientKeyExchange message with a zero length, specifically when client authentication and an ephemeral Diffie-Hellman ciphersuite are enabled. The vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 2.6, indicating a network-based attack with high complexity and a partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

2.6LOW

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
4.9
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
7.35%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0735 is in the 94th percentile among its peer group of 1,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.3 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

oraclepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2015-1787Moderate

openssl: segmentation fault in client authentication with empty CKE and DHE

Mar 19, 2015

References

marc.info
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
marc.info
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
marc.info
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
bto.bluecoat.com / security-advisory/sa92
Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
cert-portal.siemens.com / productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf
git.openssl.org
kc.mcafee.com / corporate/index
Third Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201503-11
Third Party Advisory
openssl.org / news/secadv_20150319.txt
Vendor Advisory
oracle.com / technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
PatchThird Party Advisory
oracle.com / technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
Third Party Advisory
oracle.com / technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2016-2367955.html
Third Party Advisory
oracle.com / technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html
Third Party Advisory
oracle.com / technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2015-2367953.html
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/73238
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1031929
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry