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title: "CVE-2015-0971\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2015-0971

Publication date 14 May 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

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

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## Description

The DER parser in Suricata before 2.0.8 allows remote attackers to cause a
denial of service (crash) via vectors related to SSL/TLS certificates.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| suricata | 17.04 zesty | Not affected |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 15.10 wily | Not affected |
| 15.04 vivid | Ignored end of life |
| 14.10 utopic | Ignored end of life |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 1.4.7-1ubuntu1.1 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |

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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-2015-0971?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 |
| --- | --- |
| suricata | * Upstream:   [fa73a0b](https://github.com/inliniac/suricata/commit/fa73a0bb8f312fd0a95cc70f6b3ee4e4997bdba7) |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-0971)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0971)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2015-0971)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-0971)

### Other references

* <http://suricata-ids.org/2015/05/06/suricata-2-0-8-available/>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-0971>