How severe is CVE-2015-5250?

CVE-2015-5250 has a CVSS score of 4.3/10, rated MEDIUM. Review your exposure and patch according to your risk tolerance.

Which packages are affected by CVE-2015-5250?

CVE-2015-5250 affects the following packages: github.com/openshift/origin (Go). Ecosystems affected: Go.

How do I fix CVE-2015-5250?

Update github.com/openshift/origin to 1.0.6 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2015-5250 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect CVE-2015-5250 in my Go dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for github.com/openshift/origin, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

How do I mitigate CVE-2015-5250 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

Cap what an attacker can consume: apply request size, rate and timeout limits in front of the affected component, and run it with memory and CPU limits so exhaustion degrades one worker rather than the whole service.

Is CVE-2015-5250 actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for CVE-2015-5250 yet. This does not mean the vulnerability cannot be exploited — absence of public exploits does not imply safety. Apply the recommended fix and use O3 Security to monitor your exposure.

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2015-5250?

CVE-2015-5250 has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 2.0%, placing it in the 79th percentile of all CVEs. EPSS is maintained by FIRST.org and estimates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. This score indicates relatively lower exploitation probability, though the CVSS severity should still guide your patching priority.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2015-5250?

CVE-2015-5250 is classified as Improper Input Validation (CWE-20). This weakness type describe the underlying flaw category, which helps determine the potential impact and the right class of mitigation.

When was CVE-2015-5250 published, and has it been updated?

CVE-2015-5250 was published on December 20, 2021 and was last updated on August 21, 2024. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

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Not in CISA KEV

MEDIUM severity

CVE-2015-5250 — origin

MEDIUMFix: openshift/origin@dace507

CVE-2015-5250 is a medium-severity (CVSS 4.3) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in github.com/openshift/origin. A fix is available for github.com/openshift/origin — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Denial of Service in OpenShift Origin

Also known asGO-2022-0875

Published

Dec 20, 2021

Updated

Aug 21, 2024

Affected

1 pkg

Patched

1 / 1

Exploits

None indexed

Exploitation data as of Sep 28, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

2.0%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Lower Risk0.00%

Lower risk than most CVEs79th percentile — riskier than 79% of all scored CVEsHighest risk

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

CVE-2015-5250 by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). Outside the shaded patch-first corner.

Where this sits among everything scored

Of 385,738 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Counts from FIRST.org, log-scaled.

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected

🐹github.com/openshift/origin

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Go packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

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.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
🐹Go	`github.com/openshift/origin`	all versions	1.0.6`go get github.com/openshift/origin@v1.0.6`

Affected Products

1 product · 1 configurations

Application

openshift originredhat

1 version

1.0.5

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for github.com/openshift/origin, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update github.com/openshift/origin to 1.0.6 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2015-5250 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Cap what an attacker can consume: apply request size, rate and timeout limits in front of the affected component, and run it with memory and CPU limits so exhaustion degrades one worker rather than the whole service.

Fixing This On Your OS

If you run this on a Linux distribution, patch through your package manager against the distro's own security advisory below — it tracks the exact backported fix for your release, which can ship on a different timeline (and sometimes a different severity) than the upstream project.

Red HatModerate

Product	Fixed in	Advisory
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.0	`openshift-0:3.0.1.0-1.git.529.dcab62c.el7ose`	RHSA-2015:1736

Frequently Asked Questions

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

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CVSS Score

4.3/10CVSS v3 base

Vector breakdown

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Low

Raw vector

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

CWE Classification

CWE-20Improper Input Validation

Weaponization

No known public exploit tooling found.

OpenSSF Scorecard

Package health score

origin

5.7/10

Code-Review10/10

Maintained10/10

Branch-ProtectionN/A

Assessed Sep 21, 2026

Timeline

Disclosed

Dec 20, 2021

Last updated

Aug 21, 2024

Identifiers

CVE-2015-5250

GO-2022-0875

References

Advisorynvd.nist.gov Webgithub.com Webgithub.com Webaccess.redhat.com Webaccess.redhat.com Webbugzilla.redhat.com Webweb.nvd.nist.gov

Related vulnerabilities

Also affects origin

This CVE is medium severity; 2 of 2 other CVEs affecting origin are rated as high or higher (top: critical).

CVE-2015-3207CVE-2016-1906

Same weakness: CWE-20

This CVE is medium severity; 5 of 6 other CVEs with CWE-20 are rated as high or higher (top: high).

CVE-2026-61794CVE-2026-81875CVE-2026-81876CVE-2026-61793GHSA-2xmm-m4wv-3fjhCVE-2026-56831Browse all CWE-20

Provenance

Sources

OSV.devNVDFIRST.org (EPSS)

Last verifiedAug 21, 2024

CVE-2015-5250 — origin

EPSS Exploitation Probability

How urgent is this, really

Where this sits among everything scored

Real-World Exposure

Description

Affected Packages

Affected Products

Detection & mitigation playbook

Detect

Fix

Workarounds

Fixing This On Your OS

Frequently Asked Questions

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