Description
The Erlang otp TLS server answers with different TLS alerts to different error types in the RSA PKCS #1 1.5 padding. This allows an attacker to decrypt content or sign messages with the server's private key (this is a variation of the Bleichenbacher attack).
Metrics
CVSS 3.0 5.9/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://erlang.org/pipermail/erlang-questions/2017-November/094255.htmlIssue Tracking, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://erlang.org/pipermail/erlang-questions/2017-November/094256.htmlIssue Tracking, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://erlang.org/pipermail/erlang-questions/2017-November/094257.htmlIssue Tracking, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102197Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0242
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0303
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0368
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0528
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00010.html
- https://robotattack.org/Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3571-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4057Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/144389Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://erlang.org/pipermail/erlang-questions/2017-November/094255.htmlIssue Tracking, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://erlang.org/pipermail/erlang-questions/2017-November/094256.htmlIssue Tracking, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://erlang.org/pipermail/erlang-questions/2017-November/094257.htmlIssue Tracking, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102197Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0242
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0303
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0368
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0528
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00010.html
- https://robotattack.org/Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3571-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4057Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/144389Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Timeline
- Published
- Dec 12, 2017
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified