CVE-2015-0286

openssl: invalid pointer use in ASN1_TYPE_cmp()

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

4.3

CVSS 2.0

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Published · March 19, 2015

Updated · September 21, 2026

Description

An invalid pointer use flaw was found in OpenSSL's ASN1_TYPE_cmp() function. A remote attacker could crash a TLS/SSL client or server using OpenSSL via a specially crafted X.509 certificate when the attacker-supplied certificate was verified by the application.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 4.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read