CVE-2015-3230 Security feature bypass in n/a

High 7.5 Published 29 Oct 2015 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can bypass SSL cipher restrictions in 389 Directory Server by requesting disabled ciphers, potentially weakening encryption security.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2015-3230?

CVE-2015-3230 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Oct 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-254

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-3230?

It affects 1 product.

Linux distribution packages (16)

`389-ds-base` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	All versions	`0:1.3.3.1-20.el7_1`
`389-ds-base-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	All versions	`0:1.3.3.1-20.el7_1`
`389-ds-base-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	All versions	`0:1.3.3.1-20.el7_1`
`389-ds-base-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	All versions	`0:1.3.3.1-20.el7_1`
`389-ds-base` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	All versions	`0:1.3.3.1-20.el7_1`
`389-ds-base-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	All versions	`0:1.3.3.1-20.el7_1`
`389-ds-base-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	All versions	`0:1.3.3.1-20.el7_1`
`389-ds-base-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	All versions	`0:1.3.3.1-20.el7_1`
`389-ds-base` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	All versions	`0:1.3.3.1-20.ael7b_1`
`389-ds-base-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	All versions	`0:1.3.3.1-20.ael7b_1`
`389-ds-base-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	All versions	`0:1.3.3.1-20.ael7b_1`
`389-ds-base-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	All versions	`0:1.3.3.1-20.ael7b_1`
`389-ds-base` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	All versions	`0:1.3.3.1-20.el7_1`
`389-ds-base-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	All versions	`0:1.3.3.1-20.el7_1`
`389-ds-base-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	All versions	`0:1.3.3.1-20.el7_1`
`389-ds-base-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	All versions	`0:1.3.3.1-20.el7_1`

Products include Fedoraproject 389 Directory Server.

How do I fix CVE-2015-3230?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2015-3230 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-3230 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-3230, GHSA-2q4h-358c-9wqx, MGASA-2015-0402, RHBA-2015:1554, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-3230.