CVE-2015-3278

The cipherstring parsing code in nss_compat_ossl while in multi-keyword mode does not match the expected set of ciphers for a given cipher combination, which allows attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

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

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

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

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1238326	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1238326	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:nss_compat_ossl_project:nss_compat_ossl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 02:29

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1238326 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry~~	() https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1238326 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Information

Published : 2017-07-25 18:29

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37

NVD link : CVE-2015-3278

Mitre link : CVE-2015-3278

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-3278

JSON object : View

Products Affected

nss_compat_ossl_project

nss_compat_ossl

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

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