Vulnerability in F5 nginx
CVE-2014-3616
nginx 0.5.6 through 1.7.4, when using the same shared ssl_session_cache or ssl_session_ticket_key for multiple servers, can reuse a cached SSL session for an unrelated context, which allows remote attackers with certain privileges to conduct "virtual host confusion" attacks.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.057 (92.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 92.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.057 · newest: 0.057 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- F5 nginx
- Debian Linux — versions 7.0, 8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- mailman.nginx.org/pipermail/nginx-announce/2014/000147.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list)
- www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3029 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-3616?
- CVE-2014-3616 is a vulnerability in F5 nginx, classified under Insufficient Session Expiration. Published 2014-12-08.
- Is CVE-2014-3616 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.