CVE-2011-2487

Description

The implementations of PKCS#1 v1.5 key transport mechanism for XMLEncryption in JBossWS and Apache WSS4J before 1.6.5 is susceptible to a Bleichenbacher attack.

Category

5.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.14%
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Affected: Apache WSS4J
Affected: Red Hat JBossWS
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=713539 issue tracking patch vendor advisory
https://www.nds.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/research/publications/breaking-xml-encryption-pkcs15/ third party advisory technical description
http://cxf.apache.org/note-on-cve-2011-2487.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0191.html patch vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0192.html patch vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0193.html patch vendor advisory broken link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0194.html patch vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0195.html patch vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0196.html patch vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0198.html patch vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0221.html patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57549 vdb entry third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81737 vdb entry vendor advisory
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
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rec7160382badd3ef4ad017a22f64a266c7188b9ba71394f0d321e2d4%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfb87e0bf3995e7d560afeed750fac9329ff5f1ad49da365129b7f89e%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-2487?
CVE-2011-2487 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-2487?
To fix CVE-2011-2487, 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-2011-2487 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2011-2487 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2011-2487?
CVE-2011-2487 affects Apache WSS4J, Red Hat JBossWS.
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