It was reported that OpenSSL could enter an infinite loop when processing an ECParameters structure if the curve specified is over a specially malformed binary polynomial field. This can be used to perform denial of service attacks against any system which processes public keys, certificate requests or certificates, including TLS clients and TLS servers with client authentication enabled.
Find out more about CVE-2015-1788 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Not vulnerable. This issue does not affect the versions of openssl package 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| 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 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 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | openssl | Not affected |
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