CVE-2015-1787

low
Published 2015-03-19 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
2.6
VIR risk
2.6

Description

The ssl3_get_client_key_exchange function in s3_srvr.c in OpenSSL 1.0.2 before 1.0.2a, when client authentication and an ephemeral Diffie-Hellman ciphersuite are enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a ClientKeyExchange message with a length of zero.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-1787

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20150319.txt

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed0
debian debianbullseyefixed0
debian debianforkyfixed0
debian debiansidfixed0
debian debiantrixiefixed0

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
openssl opensslopenssl1.0.2

References

CWEs

CWE-20

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.