CVE-2011-1096

Description

The W3C XML Encryption Standard, as used in the JBoss Web Services (JBossWS) component in JBoss Enterprise Portal Platform before 5.2.2 and other products, when using block ciphers in cipher-block chaining (CBC) mode, allows remote attackers to obtain plaintext data via a chosen-ciphertext attack on SOAP responses, aka "character encoding pattern attack."

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.76% Top 30%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://aktuell.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/pm2011/pm00330.html.de
http://cxf.apache.org/note-on-cve-2011-1096.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1301.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=681916
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0192.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0198.html vendor advisory
http://coheigea.blogspot.com/2012/04/note-on-cve-2011-1096.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0195.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0221.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0196.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1437.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0193.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55770 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/51984 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/52054 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79031 vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1344.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0261.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0191.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1330.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0197.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0194.html vendor advisory
http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2046756&dl=ACM&coll=DL
http://www.csoonline.com/article/692366/widely-used-encryption-standard-is-insecure-say-experts
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8d5d29747548a24cccdb7f3e2d4d599ffb7ffe4537426b3c9a852cf4%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc774278135816e7afc943dc9fc78eb0764f2c84a2b96470a0187315c%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r36e44ffc1a9b365327df62cdfaabe85b9a5637de102cea07d79b2dbf%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rff42cfa5e7d75b7c1af0e37589140a8f1999e578a75738740b244bd4%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd49aabd984ed540c8ff7916d4d79405f3fa311d2fdbcf9ed307839a6%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E mailing list
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-1096?
CVE-2011-1096 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-1096?
To fix CVE-2011-1096, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-1096 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2011-1096 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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