MGASA-2015-0055

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    MGASA-2015-0055

    Published: 9 Feb 2015Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-1182

    Summary: Updated polarssl packages fix CVE-2015-1182

    Details: Updated polarssl packages fix security vulnerability: A vulnerability was discovered in PolarSSL in its certificate parser. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw using specially crafted certificates to mount a denial of service against an application linked against the library (application crash), or potentially, to execute arbitrary code (CVE-2015-1182).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0055.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15137, https://polarssl.org/tech-updates/security-advisories/polarssl-security-advisory-2014-04, https://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3136

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: polarssl

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/polarssl?arch=source&distro=mageia-4

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.3.9-1.1.mga4

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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