Medium 4.3Published Jun 12, 2015

CVE-2015-1788The 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 whi…

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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.

CVSS: 4.3 MEDIUM (v2.0, NVD)AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-399
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Jun 16, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Nov 1, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

openssl openssl openssl:openssl	through 0.9.8zf; 1.0.0; 1.0.0; 1.0.0; 1.0.0; 1.0.0; 1.0.0; 1.0.0a; and 37 more ranges	NVD

References

References

http://fortiguard.com/advisory/2015-07-09-cve-2015-1793-openssl-alternative-chains-certificate-forgery
http://fortiguard.com/advisory/openssl-vulnerabilities-june-2015
http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2015-008.txt.asc
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10694
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00023.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00024.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00026.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00003.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00004.html
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