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Status published
High
CVE-2015-5333
Memory leak in the OBJ_obj2txt function in LibreSSL before 2.3.1...
Vulnerability Description
Memory leak in the OBJ_obj2txt function in LibreSSL before 2.3.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of ASN.1 object identifiers in X.509 certificates.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133998/Qualys-Security-Advisory-LibreSSL-Leak-Overflow.html
- http://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/LibreSSL/libressl-2.3.1-relnotes.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/536692/100/0/threaded
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00050.html
Affected Vendor
LibreSSL
View all reports →Affected Software
LibreSSL
Vulnerable Versions:
before 2.3.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 23rd, 2020
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.