CVE-2015-5250

The API server in OpenShift Origin 1.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (master process crash) via crafted JSON data.

Published: 2015-09-08 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-5250 is rated Moderate Risk (43.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.95%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-5250

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-28 1.93% 1.95% +0.02%
2 2026-06-15 0.46% 1.93% +1.48%
3 2025-06-15 0.46%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-5250

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-5250

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2015-5250

GHSA-rf3m-mhv7-x39f · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: go — Denial of Service in OpenShift Origin

OS Trackers for CVE-2015-5250

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5250

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-5250

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
redhat openshift_origin 1.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_origin:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-5250

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