CVE-2015-5327

Out-of-bounds memory read in the x509_decode_time function in x509_cert_parser.c in Linux kernels 4.3-rc1 and after.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.0 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

4.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 8.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/27/1	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1278978	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=cc25b994acfbc901429da682d0f73c190e960206	Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/27/1	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1278978	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=cc25b994acfbc901429da682d0f73c190e960206	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.3:rc1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.3:rc2::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.3:rc3::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.3:rc4::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.3:rc5::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.3:rc6::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.3:rc7::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-09-25 21:29

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37

NVD link : CVE-2015-5327

Mitre link : CVE-2015-5327

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-5327

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

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