CVE-2015-0537

Name: CVE-2015-0537
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2015-08-20T10:59:04.67+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

CRITICALCVSS 9.8/10EPSS 2.64%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2015-0537 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. Integer underflow in the base64-decoding implementation in EMC RSA BSAFE Micro Edition Suite (MES) 4.0.x before 4.0.8 and 4.1.x before 4.1.3, RSA BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition (Crypto-C ME) before 4.0.4 and 4.1, and RSA BSAFE SSL-C 2.8.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption or segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted base64 data, a similar issue to CVE-2015-0292.. EPSS estimates a 2.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Integer underflow in the base64-decoding implementation in EMC RSA BSAFE Micro Edition Suite (MES) 4.0.x before 4.0.8 and 4.1.x before 4.1.3, RSA BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition (Crypto-C ME) before 4.0.4 and 4.1, and RSA BSAFE SSL-C 2.8.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption or segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted base64 data, a similar issue to CVE-2015-0292.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

9.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability

2.64%

83.6th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-191

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Dell	Bsafe	>= 4.0.0, < 4.0.8
Dell	Bsafe	>= 4.1.0, < 4.1.3
Dell	Bsafe Crypto-C	< 4.0.4
Dell	Bsafe Ssl-C	<= 2.8.9

References

http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2015/Aug/84Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76377Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033299Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2015/Aug/84Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76377Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033299Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Timeline

Published: Aug 20, 2015
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2015-0537?

How severe is CVE-2015-0537?

CVE-2015-0537 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 2.64% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2015-0537?

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Source: NVD / NIST