Vulnerability CVE-2015-1182
Published: 2015-01-27   Modified: 2015-01-28

Description:
The asn1_get_sequence_of function in library/asn1parse.c in PolarSSL 1.0 through 1.2.12 and 1.3.x through 1.3.9 does not properly initialize a pointer in the asn1_sequence linked list, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted ASN.1 sequence in a certificate.

Type:

CWE-Other

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
7.5/10
6.4/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
Polarssl -> Polarssl 
Opensuse -> Opensuse 
Novell -> Opensuse 

 References:
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148829.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148903.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00003.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3136
https://polarssl.org/tech-updates/security-advisories/polarssl-security-advisory-2014-04
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-15
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