# CVE-2015-3194: Null dereference in n/a

> Remote attackers can crash applications using OpenSSL by sending malformed RSA PSS signatures, causing a denial of service.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 6 Dec 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2015-3194, GHSA-g2vh-4463-xcx8, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-3194

## What is CVE-2015-3194?

CVE-2015-3194 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 6 Dec 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

crypto/rsa/rsa_ameth.c in OpenSSL 1.0.1 before 1.0.1q and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2e allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via an RSA PSS ASN.1 signature that lacks a mask generation function parameter.

Weakness: CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-3194?

It affects 4 products.


Products: Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Nodejs Node.js, Openssl Openssl.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-3194?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2015-3194 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-3194 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- https://github.com/Trinadh465/OpenSSL-1_0_1g_CVE-2015-3194 (github_poc): https://github.com/Trinadh465/OpenSSL-1_0_1g_CVE-2015-3194

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- [CVE-2020-11651](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11651/): SaltStack Salt Authentication Bypass (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2020-7247](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7247/): OpenSMTPD Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
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- [CVE-2018-6789](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6789/): Exim Buffer Overflow (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2015-2590](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2590/): Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-3194 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-3194 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 6 Dec 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-3194 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Canonical Ubuntu Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-3194/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-3194/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3194
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3194
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-3194

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