CVE-2015-5244 Security feature bypass in n/a
Critical 9.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-5244 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2015-5244 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Aug 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5244 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5244/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5244/index.md)
Remote attackers can bypass application restrictions when NSSCipherSuite is enabled in the mod_nss Apache module.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-5244?
CVE-2015-5244 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Aug 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The NSSCipherSuite option with ciphersuites enabled in mod_nss before 1.0.12 allows remote attackers to bypass application restrictions.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5244?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mod Nss Project Mod Nss.
How do I fix CVE-2015-5244?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2015-5244 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5244 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f93f-jh28-5ffr.