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CVE-2015-2774

Published: 7 April 2016

Erlang/OTP before 18.0-rc1 does not properly check CBC padding bytes when terminating connections, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain cleartext data via a padding-oracle attack, a variant of CVE-2014-3566 (aka POODLE).

Notes

AuthorNote
sbeattie
patch is against erlang 18 prerelease, unclear if 17 and 16
need fix

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.9

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
erlang
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Not vulnerable
(1:19.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu1)
lucid Ignored
(end of life)
precise Ignored
(end of life)
trusty
Released (1:16.b.3-dfsg-1ubuntu2.2)
upstream
Released (1:17.3-dfsg-4)
utopic Ignored
(end of life)
vivid Ignored
(end of life)
wily Ignored
(end of life)
xenial Not vulnerable
(1:18.3-dfsg-1ubuntu3)
yakkety Not vulnerable
(1:18.3.4.4+dfsg-1ubuntu2)
zesty Not vulnerable
(1:19.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu1)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/erlang/otp/commit/e53c55dd0ab69982bc511396ccf8655d27c6d38c

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.9
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact None
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N