The ASN.1 signature-verification implementation in the rsa_item_verify function in crypto/rsa/rsa_ameth.c in OpenSSL 1.0.2 before 1.0.2a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via crafted RSA PSS parameters to an endpoint that uses the certificate-verification feature.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2015-0208 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
This issue did not affect the versions of openssl as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, and 7.
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
Base Score | 4.3 |
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Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Access Vector | Network |
Access Complexity | Medium |
Authentication | None |
Confidentiality Impact | None |
Integrity Impact | None |
Availability Impact | Partial |
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Platform | Package | State |
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Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3.0 | openssl | Not affected |
Red Hat JBoss EWS 2 | openssl | Not affected |
Red Hat JBoss EWS 1 | openssl | Not affected |
Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | openssl | Not affected |
Red Hat Gluster Storage 2.1 | openssl | Not affected |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | openssl098e | Not affected |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | openssl | Not affected |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | openssl | Not affected |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | openssl098e | Not affected |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | openssl | Not affected |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | openssl097a | Not affected |
RHEV Manager 3 | mingw-virt-viewer | Not affected |