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CVE-2015-1787
The ssl3_get_client_key_exchange function in s3_srvr.c in OpenSSL 1.0.2 before 1.0.2a, when client authentication and an ephemeral…
- 2.6LowCVSS base score
- 5.9%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 6.7% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
The ssl3_get_client_key_exchange function in s3_srvr.c in OpenSSL 1.0.2 before 1.0.2a, when client authentication and an ephemeral Diffie-Hellman ciphersuite are enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a ClientKeyExchange message with a length of zero.
Timeline
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By redhat
- 30 days later
· 30 days later
Published
- 9 years later
· 9 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.9% · top 6.7% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.6.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
17
- https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b19d8143212ae5fbc9cebfd51c01f802fabccd33 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10110 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- HPSBMU03409 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa92 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20150319.txt (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2015-2367953.html (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- HPSBMU03380 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2016-2367955.html (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1202406 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- 73238 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- HPSBMU03397 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- 1031929 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_transferred
- GLSA-201503-11 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2015-1913 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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