VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2015-3196

CVSS score4.3 MEDIUM
EPSS probability13.53%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2015-12-06
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Description

ssl/s3_clnt.c in OpenSSL 1.0.0 before 1.0.0t, 1.0.1 before 1.0.1p, and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2d, when used for a multi-threaded client, writes the PSK identity hint to an incorrect data structure, which allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (race condition and double free) via a crafted ServerKeyExchange message.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Primary references