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CVE-2015-3281

Published: Jul 6, 2015Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-119
5.0MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
4.3%
Top 9.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

The buffer_slow_realign function in HAProxy 1.5.x before 1.5.14 and 1.6-dev does not properly realign a buffer that is used for pending outgoing data, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (uninitialized memory contents of previous requests) via a crafted request.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:PI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

opensuse
oss-project·DE
openstack cloudOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
opensuseOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
debian linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
haproxy
oss-project·FRaka aloha appliance, haproxy enterprise
haproxyOn-prem
Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy
canonical
commercial·GBaka canonical ltd.
ubuntu linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
suse
commercial·DE
linux enterprise high availability extensionOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
redhat
commercial·USaka red hat
enterprise linux workstationOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
and 7 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://git.haproxy.org/?p=haproxy-1.5.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7ec765568883b2d4e5a2796adbeb492a22ec9bd4
git.haproxy.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00001.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00023.html
lists.opensuse.org
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