CVE-2015-0282 Security feature bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass cryptographic verification in GnuTLS by exploiting a signature algorithm mismatch, enabling downgrade attacks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-0282?
CVE-2015-0282 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gnu Gnutls, published on 24 Mar 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
GnuTLS before 3.1.0 does not verify that the RSA PKCS #1 signature algorithm matches the signature algorithm in the certificate, which allows remote attackers to conduct downgrade attacks via unspecified vectors.
Weakness: CWE-310
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-0282?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gnu Gnutls.
How do I fix CVE-2015-0282?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2015-0282 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0282 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Gnu Gnutls
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qx46-76qj-r7r3, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0282.