nginx up to 1.7.3 SSL access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in nginx up to 1.7.3. Impacted is an unknown function of the component SSL Handler. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2014-3616. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in nginx up to 1.7.3 (Web Server). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown functionality of the component SSL Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on integrity.

The weakness was disclosed 09/22/2014 by Antoine Delignat-Lavaud (Website). The advisory is shared at nginx.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-3616 since 05/14/2014. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 77808 (Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : nginx vulnerability (USN-2351-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 13266 (Nginx SSL Session Reuse Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 1.6.2 or 1.7.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (96134), Tenable (77808), SecurityFocus (BID 70025†), SecurityTracker (ID 1030882†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-46781†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.6

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 77808
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : nginx vulnerability (USN-2351-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 703029
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3029-1 (nginx - security update)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: nginx 1.6.2/1.7.5

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05/14/2014 🔍
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02/20/2022 +2631 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: USN-2351-1
Researcher: Antoine Delignat-Lavaud
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-3616 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-3616
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-67677

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X-Force: 96134 - nginx SSL session hijacking, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 70025 - nginx CVE-2014-3616 SSL Session Fixation Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1030882 - nginx SSL Session Cache Reuse May Let Remote Users Hijack Sessions Across Virtual Hosts
Vulnerability Center: 46781 - nginx Session Fixation due to an Error when Using Same Values for Multiple Server Blocks, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 09/23/2014 15:03
Updated: 02/20/2022 22:26
Changes: 09/23/2014 15:03 (43), 05/17/2018 23:23 (38), 02/20/2022 22:11 (3), 02/20/2022 22:26 (2)
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