7.5
HIGH
CVE-2015-3230
389 Directory Server SSL Cipher Vulnerability
Description

389 Directory Server (formerly Fedora Directory Server) before 1.3.3.12 does not enforce the nsSSL3Ciphers preference when creating an sslSocket, which allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact by requesting to use a disabled cipher.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 29, 2015, 8:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:28 a.m.

Source :

secalert@redhat.com

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-3230 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Fedoraproject 389_directory_server

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2015-3230 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-3230 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://directory.fedoraproject.org/docs/389ds/releases/release-1-3-3-12.html
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168985.html
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1230996
    Added Reference https://fedorahosted.org/389/ticket/48194
  • CVE Modified by secalert@redhat.com

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by secalert@redhat.com

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description CVE-2015-3230 389-ds-base: nsSSL3Ciphers preference not enforced server side (regression) 389 Directory Server (formerly Fedora Directory Server) before 1.3.3.12 does not enforce the nsSSL3Ciphers preference when creating an sslSocket, which allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact by requesting to use a disabled cipher.
    Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2015:1554 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3230 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1232096 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by secalert@redhat.com

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description 389 Directory Server (formerly Fedora Directory Server) before 1.3.3.12 does not enforce the nsSSL3Ciphers preference when creating an sslSocket, which allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact by requesting to use a disabled cipher. CVE-2015-3230 389-ds-base: nsSSL3Ciphers preference not enforced server side (regression)
    Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3230 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1232096 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2015:1554 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by nvd@nist.gov

    Oct. 30, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.3.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Changed Reference Type http://directory.fedoraproject.org/docs/389ds/releases/release-1-3-3-12.html No Types Assigned http://directory.fedoraproject.org/docs/389ds/releases/release-1-3-3-12.html Advisory, Patch
    Added CWE CWE-254
  • Initial Analysis by nvd@nist.gov

    Oct. 30, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by nvd@nist.gov

    Oct. 30, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-3230 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-3230 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.61 }} -1.24%

score

0.67233

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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