CVE-2015-0834 Information disclosure in n/a
Man-in-the-middle attackers can discover WebRTC credentials by spoofing TURN or STUN servers due to lack of TLS encryption in Firefox.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-0834?
CVE-2015-0834 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 25 Feb 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The WebRTC subsystem in Mozilla Firefox before 36.0 recognizes turns: and stuns: URIs but accesses the TURN or STUN server without using TLS, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to discover credentials by spoofing a server and completing a brute-force attack within a short time window.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-0834?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Mozilla Firefox, Opensuse Opensuse.
How do I fix CVE-2015-0834?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2015-0834 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0834 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9cm2-qg89-qv3m, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0834.