CVE-2015-2774

MEDIUM 5.9CVE-2015-2774 · Published 07/04/2016 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2015-2774 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.9) vulnerability affecting erlang/otp (erlang).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.9%, higher than 79.7% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
erlang/otp erlang	`≤ 18.0`	No fix yet

Description

Erlang/OTP before 18.0-rc1 does not properly check CBC padding bytes when terminating connections, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain cleartext data via a padding-oracle attack, a variant of CVE-2014-3566 (aka POODLE).

References

lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00124.html · Third Party Advisory
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/27/6 · Third Party Advisory
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/27/9
oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html · Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com/bid/73398
usn.ubuntu.com/3571-1
web.archive.org/web/20150905124006/http://www.erlang.org/news/85 · Release Notes
imperialviolet.org/2014/12/08/poodleagain.html · Technical Description

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

erlang/otp

erlang

≤ 18.0

No fix yet

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