TI-2015-04488 Aliases CVE-2015-5334 GHSA-6q9j-c3rh-x87m

Out-of-bounds write in LibreSSL

MEDIUM 48CWE-787Published 2020-01-23 · Updated 2024-08-06

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Off-by-one error in the OBJ_obj2txt function in LibreSSL before 2.3.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (program crash) or possible execute arbitrary code via a crafted X.509 certificate, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow. Note: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2014-3508.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03489 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD

Fix Fixed LibreSSL (LibreSSL): 2.3.1

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
LibreSSL	LibreSSL	before 2.3.1	2.3.1	Patch available	CNA

LibreSSL VendorLibreSSL Affected before 2.3.1 Fixed in 2.3.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:libressl::::::::	before 2.3.1	Vulnerable	OpenBSD
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:::::::*	13.2	Vulnerable	openSUSE

cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:libressl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.3.1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.2 Vulnerable ·openSUSE

Remediation

Fix · CNA LibreSSL (LibreSSL) Fixed in 2.3.1

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-5334
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6q9j-c3rh-x87m

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 2

Sources

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