# CVE-2015-2774: Erlang/OTP before 18.0-rc1 does not properly check CBC padding bytes when terminating connections, which makes it easier for man-in-the-midd

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2016-04-07 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Erlang/OTP before 18.0-rc1 does not properly check CBC padding bytes when terminating connections, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain cleartext data via a padding-oracle attack, a variant of CVE-2014-3566 (aka POODLE).

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## References

- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3571-1/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20150905124006/http://www.erlang.org/news/85
- https://www.imperialviolet.org/2014/12/08/poodleagain.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73398
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00124.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/27/9
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/27/6

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