CVE-2015-1792 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting OpenSSL versions prior to 0.9.8zg, 1.0.0s, 1.0.1n, and 1.0.2b. It allows remote attackers to trigger an infinite loop by providing an unrecognized X.660 OID for a hash function, leading to a NULL BIO data structure. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with low attack complexity and potential for partial availability impact. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code, it has received some community discussion and media coverage, including a SecurityWeek article.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.9.8zfCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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