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CVE-2014-3556 Detail

Description

The STARTTLS implementation in mail/ngx_mail_smtp_handler.c in the SMTP proxy in nginx 1.5.x and 1.6.x before 1.6.1 and 1.7.x before 1.7.4 does not properly restrict I/O buffering, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to insert commands into encrypted SMTP sessions by sending a cleartext command that is processed after TLS is in place, related to a "plaintext command injection" attack, a similar issue to CVE-2011-0411.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://mailman.nginx.org/pipermail/nginx-announce/2014/000144.html Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://mailman.nginx.org/pipermail/nginx-announce/2014/000144.html Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142103967620673&w=2 Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142103967620673&w=2 Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
http://nginx.org/download/patch.2014.starttls.txt Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://nginx.org/download/patch.2014.starttls.txt Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1126891 Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1126891 Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2014-3556
NVD Published Date:
12/29/2014
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.