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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2012-3523

The STARTTLS implementation in nnrpd in INN before 2.5.3 does not properly restrict I/O buffering, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to insert commands into encrypted sessions by sending a cleartext command that is processed after TLS is in…

MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 3.23%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.23%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

The STARTTLS implementation in nnrpd in INN before 2.5.3 does not properly restrict I/O buffering, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to insert commands into encrypted sessions by sending a cleartext command that is processed after TLS is in place, related to a "plaintext command injection" attack, a similar issue to CVE-2011-0411.

CVSS 2.0
6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
3.23% probability · 88th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-264
Affected
isc/inn
Source
secalert@redhat.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.