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Erlang/OTP (Erlang OTP) TLS 1.0 Missing CBC Padding Check Vulnerability (GHSA-ffrq-5rxw-xj5m) - Linux

🗓️ 15 Sep 2025 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2025 Greenbone AGType 
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Erlang/OTP TLS 1.0 missing CBC padding check vulnerability on Linux.

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:erlang:erlang%2fotp";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.119099");
  script_version("2025-09-16T05:38:45+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-09-16 05:38:45 +0000 (Tue, 16 Sep 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2025-09-15 13:03:57 +0000 (Mon, 15 Sep 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.3");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2016-04-12 18:23:04 +0000 (Tue, 12 Apr 2016)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2015-2774");
  script_name("Erlang/OTP (Erlang OTP) TLS 1.0 Missing CBC Padding Check Vulnerability (GHSA-ffrq-5rxw-xj5m) - Linux");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2025 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("General");
  script_dependencies("gb_erlang_otp_ssh_banner_detect.nasl", "os_detection.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("erlang/otp/detected", "Host/runs_unixoide");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://github.com/erlang/otp/security/advisories/GHSA-ffrq-5rxw-xj5m");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Erlang/OTP (Erlang OTP) is prone to a TLS 1.0 missing CBC
  padding check vulnerability in the ssl component.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"The product does not properly check CBC padding bytes when
  terminating connections, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain cleartext
  data via a padding-oracle attack, a variant of CVE-2014-3566 (aka POODLE).");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Erlang/OTP (Erlang OTP) versions prior to 17.5.

  Note: While the advisory initially states that versions >= 17.0 are affected it also include
  the following note:

  > This particular vulnerability exists in versions older then OTP 17.0 but not prior to ssl
  application version 4.0.1.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 17.5 or later.");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner_unreliable");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  exit(0);
}

include("version_func.inc");
include("host_details.inc");

if( isnull( port = get_app_port( cpe:CPE ) ) )
  exit( 0 );

if( ! infos = get_app_version_and_location( cpe:CPE, port:port, exit_no_version:TRUE ) )
  exit( 0 );

version = infos["version"];
location = infos["location"];

if( version_is_less( version:version, test_version:"17.5" ) ) {
  report = report_fixed_ver( installed_version:version, fixed_version:"17.5", install_path:location );
  security_message( port:port, data:report );
  exit( 0 );
}

exit( 99 );

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16 Sep 2025 00:00Current
6.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.8
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