Fedora EPEL 5 update for shellinabox



| Updated: 2025-04-24
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2015-8400
CWE-ID CWE-254
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Fedora
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

shellinabox
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Fedoraproject

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Security Features

EUVDB-ID: #VU40528

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8400

CWE-ID: CWE-254 - Security Features

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.

The HTTPS fallback implementation in Shell In A Box (aka shellinabox) before 2.19 makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct DNS rebinding attacks via the "/plain" URL.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 5

shellinabox: before 2.19-1.el5

CPE2.3 External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2015-481f9cfb21


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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