PolarSSL 1.3.8 cryptographic issue

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in PolarSSL 1.3.8. The affected element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to cryptographic issue. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2014-8627. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PolarSSL 1.3.8. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cryptographic issue vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-310. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

PolarSSL 1.3.8 does not properly negotiate the signature algorithm to use, which allows remote attackers to conduct downgrade attacks via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was published 11/24/2014 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at polarssl.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-8627 since 11/06/2014. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1600.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 79394 (Fedora 20 : polarssl-1.2.12-1.fc20 (2014-14898)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 167382 (OpenSuSE Security Update for polarssl (openSUSE-SU-2014:1457-1)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (98916), Tenable (79394), SecurityFocus (BID 70902†), Secunia (SA61220†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-47343†). Similar entries are available at VDB-77401 and VDB-77403. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Cryptographic issue
CWE: CWE-310
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 79394
Nessus Name: Fedora 20 : polarssl-1.2.12-1.fc20 (2014-14898)
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OpenVAS ID: 867259
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for polarssl FEDORA-2014-14912
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11/06/2014 +15 days 🔍
11/13/2014 +7 days 🔍
11/24/2014 +11 days 🔍
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03/27/2015 +116 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: polarssl.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2014-8627 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-8627
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-72980
X-Force: 98916
SecurityFocus: 70902 - Polarssl Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 61220 - PolarSSL Security Issue and Two Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
Vulnerability Center: 47343 - PolarSSL 1.3.8 Remote Security Bypass via Unspecified Vectors, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2015 14:56
Updated: 04/04/2022 14:11
Changes: 03/27/2015 14:56 (63), 06/13/2017 08:37 (10), 04/04/2022 14:11 (3)
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