Information Exposure Affecting erlang package, versions <1:17.3-dfsg-4
Threat Intelligence
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- published28 Jul 2026
- disclosed7 Apr 2016
Introduced: 7 Apr 2016
CVE-2015-2774 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Echo:latest erlang to version 1:17.3-dfsg-4 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream erlang package and not the erlang package as distributed by Echo.
See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.
Erlang/OTP before 18.0-rc1 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).
References
- https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2015-2774
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00124.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/27/6
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/27/9
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73398
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3571-1/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20150905124006/http://www.erlang.org/news/85
- https://www.imperialviolet.org/2014/12/08/poodleagain.html