CVE-2015-0204

openssl: only allow ephemeral RSA keys in export ciphersuites (FREAK)

Published Jan 9, 2015 CVSS 3.0 · 5.3 Medium EPSS 98.7% KEV · Not listed
Description
The ssl3_get_key_exchange function in s3_clnt.c in OpenSSL before 0.9.8zd, 1.0.0 before 1.0.0p, and 1.0.1 before 1.0.1k allows remote SSL servers to conduct RSA-to-EXPORT_RSA downgrade attacks and facilitate brute-force decryption by offering a weak ephemeral RSA key in a noncompliant role, related to the "FREAK" issue. NOTE: the scope of this CVE is only client code based on OpenSSL, not EXPORT_RSA issues associated with servers or other TLS implementations.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-132-1 openssl security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3125-1 openssl security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2459-1 OpenSSL vulnerabilities
References
Link Providers
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10679 cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00021.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00027.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00026.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00014.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00015.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00022.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00031.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00000.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00001.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00003.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00004.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00006.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00005.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00011.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142496179803395&w=2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142496289803847&w=2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142720981827617&w=2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142721102728110&w=2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142895206924048&w=2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143213830203296&w=2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143748090628601&w=2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144043644216842&w=2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144050155601375&w=2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144050205101530&w=2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144050254401665&w=2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144050297101809&w=2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0066.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0800.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0849.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1650.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0204.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20150310-ssl cve-icon cve-icon
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21883640 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21960769 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3125 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:019 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:062 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:063 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2015-2365600.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2016-2367955.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2015-2367953.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71936 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91787 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033378 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa88 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa91 cve-icon cve-icon
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99707 cve-icon cve-icon
https://freakattack.com/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/ce325c60c74b0fa784f5872404b722e120e5cab0 cve-icon cve-icon
https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04773241 cve-icon cve-icon
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10102 cve-icon cve-icon
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10108 cve-icon cve-icon
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10110 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0204 cve-icon
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-11 cve-icon cve-icon
https://securityblog.redhat.com/2015/03/04/factoring-rsa-export-keys-freak-cve-2015-0204/ cve-icon
https://support.apple.com/HT204659 cve-icon cve-icon
https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX216642 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-0204 cve-icon
https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20150108.txt cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20150319.txt cve-icon cve-icon
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.92433}

epss

{'score': 0.92473}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Oct 14, 2026, 9:05 PM
Reserved
Nov 18, 2014, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 9, 2015, 2:59 AM
Modified
Oct 14, 2026, 10:17 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jan 6, 2015, 12:00 AM