CVE-2014-9720

Description

Tornado before 3.2.2 sends arbitrary responses that contain a fixed CSRF token and may be sent with HTTP compression, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct a BREACH attack and determine this token via a series of crafted requests.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.90% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory tornadoweb.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.tornadoweb.org/en/stable/releases/v3.2.2.html release notes vendor advisory
https://github.com/tornadoweb/tornado/commit/1c36307463b1e8affae100bf9386948e6c1b2308 patch
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=930362 issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1222816 issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/19/4 mailing list third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-9720?
CVE-2014-9720 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-9720?
To fix CVE-2014-9720, 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-2014-9720 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-9720 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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