CVE-2015-1790 Affecting openssl-devel package, versions <1:1.0.1e-42.el7_1.8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
43.48% (98th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-OPENSSLDEVEL-2047592
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed11 Jun 2015

Introduced: 11 Jun 2015

CVE-2015-1790  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 openssl-devel to version 1:1.0.1e-42.el7_1.8 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openssl-devel package and not the openssl-devel package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

The PKCS7_dataDecodefunction in crypto/pkcs7/pk7_doit.c in OpenSSL before 0.9.8zg, 1.0.0 before 1.0.0s, 1.0.1 before 1.0.1n, and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2b allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a PKCS#7 blob that uses ASN.1 encoding and lacks inner EncryptedContent data.

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