CVE-2019-1559

0-byte record padding oracle

MEDIUM
5.9
CVSS Score
Published: February 27, 2019 at 11:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:28 AM UTC
90 products affected across 13 vendorsDebian LinuxFedoraUbuntu Linux

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Severity
MEDIUM5.9
Exploit prediction
EPSS 17%

Description

If an application encounters a fatal protocol error and then calls SSL_shutdown() twice (once to send a close_notify, and once to receive one) then OpenSSL can respond differently to the calling application if a 0 byte record is received with invalid padding compared to if a 0 byte record is received with an invalid MAC. If the application then behaves differently based on that in a way that is detectable to the remote peer, then this amounts to a padding oracle that could be used to decrypt data. In order for this to be exploitable "non-stitched" ciphersuites must be in use. Stitched ciphersuites are optimised implementations of certain commonly used ciphersuites. Also the application must call SSL_shutdown() twice even if a protocol error has occurred (applications should not do this but some do anyway). Fixed in OpenSSL 1.0.2r (Affected 1.0.2-1.0.2q).

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

12.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 12.1.513.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 13.1.314.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 14.1.215.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 15.1.0
12.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 12.1.513.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 13.1.314.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 14.1.215.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 15.1.0
12.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 12.1.513.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 13.1.314.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 14.1.215.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 15.1.0
12.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 12.1.513.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 13.1.314.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 14.1.215.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 15.1.0
12.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 12.1.513.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 13.1.314.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 14.1.215.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 15.1.0
12.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 12.1.513.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 13.1.314.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 14.1.215.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 15.1.0
12.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 12.1.513.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 13.1.314.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 14.1.215.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 15.1.0
12.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 12.1.513.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 13.1.314.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 14.1.215.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 15.1.0

References (36)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-03/msg00041.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00019.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00046.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00047.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00049.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00080.html
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107174
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2304

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-203

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