CVE-2014-3572 Security feature bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can downgrade ECDHE to ECDH, compromising forward secrecy in OpenSSL TLS connections.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-3572?
CVE-2014-3572 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openssl Openssl, published on 9 Jan 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The ssl3_get_key_exchange function in s3_clnt.c in OpenSSL before 0.9.8zd, 1.0.0 before 1.0.0p, and 1.0.1 before 1.0.1k allows remote SSL servers to conduct ECDHE-to-ECDH downgrade attacks and trigger a loss of forward secrecy by omitting the ServerKeyExchange message.
Weakness: CWE-310
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-3572?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Openssl Openssl.
How do I fix CVE-2014-3572?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2014-3572 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3572 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Openssl Openssl
Sources
Also known as CVE-2015-3572, DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3572, GHSA-38r9-r99v-9jf8, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3572.