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title: "CVE-2015-0288\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2015-0288

Publication date 17 March 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

The X509\_to\_X509\_REQ function in crypto/x509/x509\_req.c in OpenSSL before
0.9.8zf, 1.0.0 before 1.0.0r, 1.0.1 before 1.0.1m, and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2a
might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer
dereference and application crash) via an invalid certificate key.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| openssl | 19.04 disco | Fixed 1.0.1f-1ubuntu11 |
| 18.10 cosmic | Fixed 1.0.1f-1ubuntu11 |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 1.0.1f-1ubuntu11 |
| 17.10 artful | Fixed 1.0.1f-1ubuntu11 |
| 17.04 zesty | Fixed 1.0.1f-1ubuntu11 |
| 16.10 yakkety | Fixed 1.0.1f-1ubuntu11 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 1.0.1f-1ubuntu11 |
| 15.10 wily | Fixed 1.0.1f-1ubuntu11 |
| 15.04 vivid | Fixed 1.0.1f-1ubuntu11 |
| 14.10 utopic | Fixed 1.0.1f-1ubuntu9.4 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.11 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 1.0.1-4ubuntu5.25 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 0.9.8k-7ubuntu8.27 |
| openssl098 | 19.04 disco | Not in release |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 17.10 artful | Not in release |
| 17.04 zesty | Not in release |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 15.10 wily | Not in release |
| 15.04 vivid | Ignored end of life |
| 14.10 utopic | Ignored end of life |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-0288?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| openssl | * Upstream:   <https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git;a=commit;h=28a00bcd8e318da18031b2ac8778c64147cd54f9> * Upstream:   <https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git;a=commit;h=51527f1e3564f210e984fe5b654c45d34e4f03d7> * Upstream:   <https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git;a=commit;h=241cff623e2b0f7c435a3a80ae783c29d994f061> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-0288)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0288)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2015-0288)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-0288)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-2537-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-2537-1)
+ OpenSSL vulnerabilities
+ 19 March 2015

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-0288>