Debian update for erlang



Published: 2017-12-08
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2017-1000385
CWE-ID CWE-300
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available.
Vulnerable software
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Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor Debian

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Man-in-the-middle attack

EUVDB-ID: #VU11845

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:F/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1000385

CWE-ID: CWE-300 - Channel Accessible by Non-Endpoint ('Man-in-the-Middle')

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct man-in-the-middle attack on the target system.

The weakness exists due to performing RSA decryption and signing operations with the private key of a TLS server. A remote attacker can gain access to potentially sensitive information.

Mitigation

Update the affected package to version: 1:17.3-dfsg-4+deb8u2, 1:19.2.1+dfsg-2+deb9u1

Vulnerable software versions

Debian Linux: All versions

External links

http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10850&cat=SIRT_1&actp=LIST


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. However, a fully functional exploit for this vulnerability is available.



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