CVE-2016-3125
high
CVSS v3
7.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.5
Description
The mod_tls module in ProFTPD before 1.3.5b and 1.3.6 before 1.3.6rc2 does not properly handle the TLSDHParamFile directive, which might cause a weaker than intended Diffie-Hellman (DH) key to be used and consequently allow attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
83%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| suse | 13.1 | affected | |
| fedora | 22 | affected | |
| fedora | 23 | affected | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1.3.5b-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1.3.5b-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1.3.5b-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.3.5b-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1.3.5b-1 |
References
- http://bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4230
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/179109.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/179143.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/179905.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00080.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00045.html
- http://proftpd.org/docs/NEWS-1.3.5b
- http://proftpd.org/docs/NEWS-1.3.6rc2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/11/14
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/11/3
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-3125
CWEs
CWE-254 CWE-310
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.