How severe is CVE-2014-8275?

CVE-2014-8275 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated medium severity.

Is CVE-2014-8275 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 17% (97th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2014-8275?

CVE-2014-8275 primarily affects Openssl. In total, 26 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.

How do I fix CVE-2014-8275?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.

When was CVE-2014-8275 published?

CVE-2014-8275 was published on 2015-01-09 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2014-8275

CVE-2014-8275 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openssl with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score of 17% places it in the 97th percentile, indicating an elevated likelihood of exploitation. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-310.

Key facts

Severity: Medium (CVSS 2.0 base score 5.0)
EPSS exploit prediction: 17% (97th percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
Weakness: CWE-310
Affected product: Openssl
Published: 2015-01-09
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

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.

Frequently asked questions

What is 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.
How severe is CVE-2014-8275?: CVE-2014-8275 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated medium severity.
Is CVE-2014-8275 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 17% (97th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2014-8275?: CVE-2014-8275 primarily affects Openssl. In total, 26 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
How do I fix CVE-2014-8275?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
When was CVE-2014-8275 published?: CVE-2014-8275 was published on 2015-01-09 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

Affected products (26)

cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0g:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0h:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0k:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0l:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0n:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.0o:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1g:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1h:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Threat intelligence

Threat-intel indicators referencing this CVE:

218.4.91.163 (ipv4-addr)
200.77.172.159 (ipv4-addr)
200.196.50.91 (ipv4-addr)
166.62.41.190 (ipv4-addr)
50.62.22.47 (ipv4-addr)
222.99.52.202 (ipv4-addr)
191.101.33.225 (ipv4-addr)
121.164.135.251 (ipv4-addr)