Apache WSS4J up to 1.6.16/2.0.1 Incomplete Fix Leak risky encryption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apache WSS4J up to 1.6.16/2.0.1. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Incomplete Fix. Such manipulation leads to risky encryption (Leak). This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-0226. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apache WSS4J up to 1.6.16/2.0.1. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component Incomplete Fix. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a risky encryption vulnerability (Leak). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-327. The product uses a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm or protocol. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Apache WSS4J before 1.6.17 and 2.0.x before 2.0.2 improperly leaks information about decryption failures when decrypting an encrypted key or message data, which makes it easier for remote attackers to recover the plaintext form of a symmetric key via a series of crafted messages. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2011-2487.

The bug was discovered 02/10/2015. The weakness was shared 10/30/2017 (Website). The advisory is available at ws.apache.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-0226 since 11/18/2014. The attack may be launched remotely. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1600 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 65 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 82895 (RHEL 5 : JBoss EAP (RHSA-2015:0846)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 236997 (Red Hat Update for Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4.0 update(RHSA-2015:0848)).

Upgrading to version 1.6.17 or 2.0.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (82895) and SecurityFocus (BID 72553†). The entries VDB-74174, VDB-75022, VDB-75029 and VDB-77265 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Name: Leak
Class: Risky encryption / Leak
CWE: CWE-327 / CWE-310
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Nessus ID: 82895
Nessus Name: RHEL 5 : JBoss EAP (RHSA-2015:0846)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WSS4J 1.6.17/2.0.2

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11/18/2014 🔍
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10/30/2017 +924 days 🔍
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01/05/2023 +1892 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apache.org

Advisory: RHSA-2015:0846
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-0226 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-0226
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-108794
SecurityFocus: 72553 - Apache WSS4J CVE-2015-0226 Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/31/2017 07:53
Updated: 01/05/2023 13:01
Changes: 10/31/2017 07:53 (72), 12/02/2019 08:41 (5), 01/05/2023 12:45 (4), 01/05/2023 12:53 (1), 01/05/2023 13:01 (1)
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