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CVE-2014-8275

OpenSSL before 0.9.8zd, 1.0.0 before 1.0.0p, and 1.0.1 before 1.0.1k does not enforce certain constraints on certificate data, which allows remote attackers to defeat a fingerprint-based certificate-blacklist protection mechanism by including crafted data within a certificate's unsigned portion, related to crypto/asn1/a_verify.c, crypto/dsa/dsa_asn1.c, crypto/ecdsa/ecs_vrf.c, and crypto/x509/x_all.c.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2014-8275 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from openssl organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2015, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2015-01-09T02:59:09.413

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-310
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application openssl openssl ≤ 0.9.8zc Yes
Application openssl openssl 1.0.0a Yes
Application openssl openssl 1.0.0b Yes
Application openssl openssl 1.0.0c Yes
Application openssl openssl 1.0.0d Yes
Application openssl openssl 1.0.0e Yes
Application openssl openssl 1.0.0f Yes
Application openssl openssl 1.0.0g Yes
Application openssl openssl 1.0.0h Yes
Application openssl openssl 1.0.0i Yes
Application openssl openssl 1.0.0j Yes
Application openssl openssl 1.0.0k Yes
Application openssl openssl 1.0.0l Yes
Application openssl openssl 1.0.0m Yes
Application openssl openssl 1.0.0n Yes
Application openssl openssl 1.0.0o Yes
Application openssl openssl 1.0.1a Yes
Application openssl openssl 1.0.1b Yes
Application openssl openssl 1.0.1c Yes
Application openssl openssl 1.0.1d Yes
Application openssl openssl 1.0.1e Yes
Application openssl openssl 1.0.1f Yes
Application openssl openssl 1.0.1g Yes
Application openssl openssl 1.0.1h Yes
Application openssl openssl 1.0.1i Yes
Application openssl openssl 1.0.1j Yes
References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For openssl's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.