CVE-2015-1793 Details
The X509_verify_cert function in crypto/x509/x509_vfy.c in OpenSSL 1.0.1n, 1.0.1o, 1.0.2b, and 1.0.2c does not properly process X.509 Basic Constraints cA values during identification of alternative certificate chains, which allows remote attackers to spoof a Certification Authority role and trigger unintended certificate verifications via a valid leaf certificate.
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-1793
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System): EPSS predicts the likelihood that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild. A higher percentage means a greater chance of an exploit occurring. The EPSS model produces a probability score between 0 and 1 (0 and 100%).
82.68 Probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days (99th percentile)
CVSS score for CVE-2015-1793
CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System): An open framework owned and managed by FIRST.Org, Inc. that assigns a numerical score from 0 to 10 to software vulnerabilities to indicate their severity.
6.5 Medium
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CVE-2015-1793 Global Footprint

Top 10 Identified Countries

Country Observations Percentage
TW 12 52.17%
KR 3 13.04%
US 3 13.04%
JP 2 8.70%
GM 1 4.35%
IT 1 4.35%
PM 1 4.35%

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CVE-2015-1793 Industry Footprint

Top 10 Identified Industries

*Service provider organizations (typically Technology and Telecommunications) are disproportionally represented in the results given their upstream ownership of end-user infrastructure. See our FAQs.

Industry* Observations Percentage
Telecommunications 10 66.67%
Technology 2 13.33%
Business Services 2 13.33%
Aerospace/Defense 1 6.67%

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