CVE-2015-0289: Null Pointer Dereference

Published Mar 16, 2015
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Updated

The PKCS#7 implementation in OpenSSL before 0.9.8zf, 1.0.0 before 1.0.0r, 1.0.1 before 1.0.1m, and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2a does not properly handle a lack of outer ContentInfo, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) by leveraging an application that processes arbitrary PKCS#7 data and providing malformed data with ASN.1 encoding, related to crypto/pkcs7/pk7doit.c and crypto/pkcs7/pk7lib.c.

Other sources

The PKCS#7 parsing code does not handle missing outer ContentInfo correctly. An attacker can craft malformed ASN.1-encoded PKCS#7 blobs with missing content and trigger a NULL pointer dereference on parsing.

Applications that verify PKCS#7 signatures, decrypt PKCS#7 data or otherwise parse PKCS#7 structures from untrusted sources are affected. OpenSSL clients and servers are not affected.

This issue affects OpenSSL versions: 1.0.2, 1.0.1, 1.0.0, and 0.9.8. This issue is fixed in versions: 1.0.2a, 1.0.1m, 1.0.0r, and 0.9.8zf.

Acknowledgements:

Red Hat would like to thank the OpenSSL project for reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges Michal Zalewski of Google as the original reporter.

Red Hat

Affected Software

36 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/openssl<1.0.2
1.0.2
redhat/openssl<1.0.1
1.0.1
redhat/openssl<0.9.8
0.9.8
OpenSSL OpenSSL<=0.9.8ze
OpenSSL OpenSSL=1.0.0
OpenSSL OpenSSL=1.0.0a
OpenSSL OpenSSL=1.0.0b
OpenSSL OpenSSL=1.0.0c
OpenSSL OpenSSL=1.0.0d
OpenSSL OpenSSL=1.0.0e
OpenSSL OpenSSL=1.0.0f
OpenSSL OpenSSL=1.0.0g
OpenSSL OpenSSL=1.0.0h
OpenSSL OpenSSL=1.0.0i
OpenSSL OpenSSL=1.0.0j
OpenSSL OpenSSL=1.0.0k
OpenSSL OpenSSL=1.0.0l
OpenSSL OpenSSL=1.0.0m
OpenSSL OpenSSL=1.0.0n
OpenSSL OpenSSL=1.0.0o
OpenSSL OpenSSL=1.0.0p
OpenSSL OpenSSL=1.0.0q
OpenSSL OpenSSL=1.0.1
OpenSSL OpenSSL=1.0.1a
OpenSSL OpenSSL=1.0.1b
OpenSSL OpenSSL=1.0.1c
OpenSSL OpenSSL=1.0.1d
OpenSSL OpenSSL=1.0.1e
OpenSSL OpenSSL=1.0.1f
OpenSSL OpenSSL=1.0.1g
OpenSSL OpenSSL=1.0.1h
OpenSSL OpenSSL=1.0.1i
OpenSSL OpenSSL=1.0.1j
OpenSSL OpenSSL=1.0.1k
OpenSSL OpenSSL=1.0.1l
OpenSSL OpenSSL=1.0.2

Event History

Mar 19, 2015
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2015-0289?

CVE-2015-0289 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability.

2

How do I fix CVE-2015-0289?

To resolve CVE-2015-0289, update OpenSSL to version 1.0.2 or later, 1.0.1 or later, or 0.9.8ze or later.

3

Which versions of OpenSSL are affected by CVE-2015-0289?

CVE-2015-0289 affects OpenSSL versions before 0.9.8zf, 1.0.0 before 1.0.0r, 1.0.1 before 1.0.1m, and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2a.

4

What kind of exploit can occur due to CVE-2015-0289?

Exploitation of CVE-2015-0289 can lead to a NULL pointer dereference causing an application crash.

5

Is there a workaround for CVE-2015-0289?

There is no known workaround for CVE-2015-0289; the recommended solution is to upgrade OpenSSL.

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