Improper Certificate Validation Affecting mono package, versions <3.2.8+dfsg-4ubuntu2.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.42% (75th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1410-MONO-301701
  • published8 Jan 2018
  • disclosed8 Jan 2018

Introduced: 8 Jan 2018

CVE-2015-2319  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-295  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.10 mono to version 3.2.8+dfsg-4ubuntu2.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream mono package and not the mono package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.10 relevant fixed versions and status.

The TLS stack in Mono before 3.12.1 makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct cipher-downgrade attacks to EXPORT_RSA ciphers via crafted TLS traffic, related to the "FREAK" issue, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-0204.