crypto/rsa/rsa_ameth.c in OpenSSL 1.0.1 before 1.0.1q and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2e allows…
Priority MEDIUM 62CWE-476Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 17 fixed, 5 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
crypto/rsa/rsa_ameth.c in OpenSSL 1.0.1 before 1.0.1q and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2e allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via an RSA PSS ASN.1 signature that lacks a mask generation function parameter.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.44016 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 17 fixed, 5 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 31
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.1 | Vulnerable | OpenSSL |
| cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.1a | Vulnerable | OpenSSL |
| cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.1b | Vulnerable | OpenSSL |
| cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.1c | Vulnerable | OpenSSL |
| cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1d:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.1d | Vulnerable | OpenSSL |
| cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1e:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.1e | Vulnerable | OpenSSL |
| cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1f:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.1f | Vulnerable | OpenSSL |
| cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1g:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.1g | Vulnerable | OpenSSL |
| cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1h:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.1h | Vulnerable | OpenSSL |
| cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1i:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.1i | Vulnerable | OpenSSL |
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1a Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1b Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1c Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1d:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1d Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1e:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1e Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1f:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1f Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1g:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1g Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1h:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1h Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1i:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1i Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
Show 21 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1j:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.1j | Vulnerable | OpenSSL |
| cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1k:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.1k | Vulnerable | OpenSSL |
| cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1l:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.1l | Vulnerable | OpenSSL |
| cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1m:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.1m | Vulnerable | OpenSSL |
| cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1n:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.1n | Vulnerable | OpenSSL |
| cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1o:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.1o | Vulnerable | OpenSSL |
| cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1p:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.1p | Vulnerable | OpenSSL |
| cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.2 | Vulnerable | OpenSSL |
| cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.2a | Vulnerable | OpenSSL |
| cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.2b | Vulnerable | OpenSSL |
| cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.2c | Vulnerable | OpenSSL |
| cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2d:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.2d | Vulnerable | OpenSSL |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 12.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 14.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.10 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.10.0 to before 0.10.41; 0.12.0 to before 0.12.9 | Vulnerable | NodeJS |
| cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 4.0.0 to before 4.2.3 | Vulnerable | NodeJS |
| cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.0 to before 5.1.1 | Vulnerable | NodeJS |
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1j:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1j Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1k:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1k Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1l:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1l Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1m:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1m Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1n:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1n Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1o:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1o Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1p:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1p Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2a Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2b Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2c Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2d:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2d Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 12.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 14.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.0 to before 0.10.41; 0.12.0 to before 0.12.9 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 to before 4.2.3 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 to before 5.1.1 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
Remediation
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2016:2957 Released 2016-12-15 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss Core Services Apache HTTP 2.4.23 Release
- Red Hat JBoss Core Services
- RHSA-2015:2617 Released 2015-12-14 · Red Hat rating Moderateopenssl security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) openssl-1:1.0.1e-51.el7_2.1, openssl-libs-1:1.0.1e-51.el7_2.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) openssl-devel-1:1.0.1e-51.el7_2.1, openssl-perl-1:1.0.1e-51.el7_2.1, openssl-static-1:1.0.1e-51.el7_2.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) openssl-1:1.0.1e-51.el7_2.1, openssl-libs-1:1.0.1e-51.el7_2.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) openssl-devel-1:1.0.1e-51.el7_2.1, openssl-perl-1:1.0.1e-51.el7_2.1, openssl-static-1:1.0.1e-51.el7_2.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) openssl-1.0.1e-42.el6_7.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) openssl-devel-1.0.1e-42.el6_7.1, openssl-perl-1.0.1e-42.el6_7.1, openssl-static-1.0.1e-42.el6_7.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) openssl-1.0.1e-42.el6_7.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) openssl-devel-1.0.1e-42.el6_7.1, openssl-perl-1.0.1e-42.el6_7.1, openssl-static-1.0.1e-42.el6_7.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) openssl-1.0.1e-42.el6_7.1, openssl-1.0.1e-42.el6_7.1.ppc, openssl-devel-1.0.1e-42.el6_7.1 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) openssl-1:1.0.1e-51.el7_2.1, openssl-devel-1:1.0.1e-51.el7_2.1, openssl-devel-1:1.0.1e-51.el7_2.1.ppc +2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) openssl-perl-1.0.1e-42.el6_7.1, openssl-static-1.0.1e-42.el6_7.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) openssl-perl-1:1.0.1e-51.el7_2.1, openssl-static-1:1.0.1e-51.el7_2.1, openssl-static-1:1.0.1e-51.el7_2.1.ppc
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) openssl-1.0.1e-42.el6_7.1, openssl-devel-1.0.1e-42.el6_7.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) openssl-1:1.0.1e-51.el7_2.1, openssl-devel-1:1.0.1e-51.el7_2.1, openssl-libs-1:1.0.1e-51.el7_2.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) openssl-perl-1.0.1e-42.el6_7.1, openssl-static-1.0.1e-42.el6_7.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) openssl-perl-1:1.0.1e-51.el7_2.1, openssl-static-1:1.0.1e-51.el7_2.1
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat JBoss Core Services | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 3 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2617 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2617 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2617 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2617 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2617 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2617 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2617 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2617 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2617 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2617 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2617 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2617 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2617 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2617 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2617 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2617 |
| Red Hat JBoss Core Services | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2957 |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-3194
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g2vh-4463-xcx8
References
Patch 3
Advisory 29
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05131085
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05157667
- 20151204 Multiple Vulnerabilities in OpenSSL (December 2015) Affecting Cisco Products
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04944173
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05111017
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1332
- openSUSE-SU-2015:2288
- RHSA-2015:2617
- http://www.fortiguard.com/advisory/openssl-advisory-december-2015
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05150888
- SSA:2015-349-04
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05158380
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1288320
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA40100
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10761
- HPSBGN03536
- USN-2830-1
- openSUSE-SU-2015:2289
- FEDORA-2015-d87d60b9a9
- RHSA-2016:2957
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
- http://openssl.org/news/secadv/20151203.txt
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0637
- http://fortiguard.com/advisory/openssl-advisory-december-2015
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05398322
- DSA-3413
- openSUSE-SU-2015:2318
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10759
Sources
- CVE-2015-3194 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-3194 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g2vh-4463-xcx8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2015-3194 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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