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CVE-2015-3196

Published: Dec 6, 2015Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDU csafCWE-362
4.3MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
12.8%
Top 4.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

ssl/s3_clnt.c in OpenSSL 1.0.0 before 1.0.0t, 1.0.1 before 1.0.1p, and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2d, when used for a multi-threaded client, writes the PSK identity hint to an incorrect data structure, which allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (race condition and double free) via a crafted ServerKeyExchange message.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:NI:NA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-362

Affected Products

hp
commercial·USaka hewlett packard, hpe
icewall ssoOn-premSecurity Product
Security Products / identity-access-mgmt
icewall sso agent optionOn-prem
Enterprise Software
OpenSSL Software Foundation
oss-project·USaka openssl foundation, openssl.org
OpenSSLLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
openssl
oss-project·USaka open ssl
opensslLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
oracle
commercial·USaka oracle corp.
vm virtualboxOn-premDesktop App
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
fedoraproject
oss-project·USaka fedora project
fedoraOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
redhat
commercial·USaka red hat
enterprise linux workstationOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
and 8 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20151204-openssl
tools.cisco.com
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04944173
h20566.www2.hpe.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00070.html
lists.opensuse.org
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