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CVE-2015-0291

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 8.05%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2015-03-19 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0. It affects OpenSSL. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2015-0291
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5
EPSS
8.05%
OpenSSL

Original NVD Description

The sigalgs implementation in t1_lib.c in OpenSSL 1.0.2 before 1.0.2a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) by using an invalid signature_algorithms extension in the ClientHello message during a renegotiation.