Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 23, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-5334
CVE-2015-5334
Description
Off-by-one error in the OBJ_obj2txt function in LibreSSL before 2.3.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (program crash) or possible execute arbitrary code via a crafted X.509 certificate, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow. Note: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2014-3508.
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Affected products
6- LibreSSL/LibreSSLv5Range: before 2.3.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- packetstormsecurity.com/files/133998/Qualys-Security-Advisory-LibreSSL-Leak-Overflow.htmlnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/75nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/LibreSSL/libressl-2.3.1-relnotes.txtnvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00050.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/536692/100/0/threadednvdBroken Link
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