| Name | CVE-2015-1788 |
| Description | The BN_GF2m_mod_inv function in crypto/bn/bn_gf2m.c in OpenSSL before 0.9.8s, 1.0.0 before 1.0.0e, 1.0.1 before 1.0.1n, and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2b does not properly handle ECParameters structures in which the curve is over a malformed binary polynomial field, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a session that uses an Elliptic Curve algorithm, as demonstrated by an attack against a server that supports client authentication. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-3287-1 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| openssl (PTS) | buster | 1.1.1n-0+deb10u3 | fixed |
| buster (security) | 1.1.1n-0+deb10u6 | fixed | |
| bullseye | 1.1.1n-0+deb11u4 | fixed | |
| bullseye (security) | 1.1.1n-0+deb11u5 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 3.0.9-1 | fixed | |
| trixie, sid | 3.0.11-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| openssl | source | squeeze | (not affected) | |||
| openssl | source | wheezy | 1.0.1e-2+deb7u17 | DSA-3287-1 | ||
| openssl | source | jessie | 1.0.1k-3+deb8u1 | DSA-3287-1 | ||
| openssl | source | (unstable) | 1.0.2b-1 |
[squeeze] - openssl <not-affected> (Vulnerable code got introduced post 1.0.0)
http://openssl.org/news/secadv/20150611.txt