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CVE-2014-3616

MEDIUMEPSS 92th pctl

4.3

CVSS v2

Description

nginx 0.5.6 through 1.7.4, when using the same shared ssl_session_cache or ssl_session_ticket_key for multiple servers, can reuse a cached SSL session for an unrelated context, which allows remote attackers with certain privileges to conduct "virtual host confusion" attacks.

How to fix

Remediation Available

nginxDebian

Fixed in:1.6.2-1CVE-2014-3616

Fixed in:1.6.2-1CVE-2014-3616

Fixed in:1.6.2-1CVE-2014-3616

Fixed in:1.6.2-1CVE-2014-3616

nginxUbuntu

Fixed in:1.4.6-1ubuntu3.1USN-2351-1

nginx-coreUbuntu

Fixed in:1.4.6-1ubuntu3.1USN-2351-1

nginx-extrasUbuntu

Fixed in:1.4.6-1ubuntu3.1USN-2351-1

nginx-fullUbuntu

Fixed in:1.4.6-1ubuntu3.1USN-2351-1

nginx-lightUbuntu

Fixed in:1.4.6-1ubuntu3.1USN-2351-1

nginx-naxsiUbuntu

Fixed in:1.4.6-1ubuntu3.1USN-2351-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

5.65%probability of exploitation in 30 days

92ndpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 92% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

mailman.nginx.org

Third-Party Advisory1

debian.org

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