Denial of Service Vulnerability in OpenSSL's BN_GF2m_mod_inv Function

CVE-2015-1788 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

The BN_GF2m_mod_inv function in crypto/bn/bn_gf2m.c in OpenSSL before 0.9.8s, 1.0.0 before 1.0.0e, 1.0.1 before 1.0.1n, and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2b does not properly handle ECParameters structures in which the curve is over a malformed binary polynomial field, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a session that uses an Elliptic Curve algorithm, as demonstrated by an attack against a server that supports client authentication.

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