#VU40528 Security Features in Fedora - CVE-2015-8400
Published: January 12, 2016 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU40528
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Fedora
Fedora
Software vendor:
Fedoraproject
Fedoraproject
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175117.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175224.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/02/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/02/7
- https://github.com/shellinabox/shellinabox/issues/355
- https://github.com/shellinabox/shellinabox/releases/tag/v2.19