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title: "CVE-2015-1182\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2015-1182

Publication date 27 January 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**High**

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

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## 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.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| mbedtls | 19.04 disco | Not affected |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 17.10 artful | Not affected |
| 17.04 zesty | Not affected |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 15.10 wily | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |
| polarssl | 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 affected |
| 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 | 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-2015-1182?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 |
| --- | --- |
| polarssl | * Upstream:   <https://polarssl.org/tech-updates/security-advisories/polarssl-security-advisory-2014-04> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-1182)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1182)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2015-1182)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-1182)

### Other references

* <https://polarssl.org/tech-updates/security-advisories/polarssl-security-advisory-2014-04>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1182>