OpenLDAP Cipherstring Parsing Bug Lets Remote Users Downgrade the Encryption Cipher
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1034221 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1034221
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2015-3276
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Nov 24 2015
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Impact:
Modification of system information, Modification of user information
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Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in OpenLDAP. A remote user can cause the target system to use a different encryption cipher than specified in the configuration.
The system does not properly parse OpenSSL-style cipher strings in multi-keyword mode. A remote user can send a specially crafted cipher request to cause the target system to use a cipher that was not intended to be used.
Martin Poole of the Red Hat Software Maintenance Engineering group reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote user can cause the target system to use a different encryption cipher than specified in the configuration.
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Solution:
No solution was available at the time of this entry.
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Vendor URL: www.openldap.org/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Input validation error
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Underlying OS: Linux (Any), UNIX (Any)
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Message History:
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