Vulnerability in Erlangotp (CVE-2017-1000385)
Summary
Vulnerability in Erlangotp (CVE-2017-1000385). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
The Erlang otp TLS server answers with different TLS alerts to different error types in the RSA PKCS #1 1.5 padding. This allows an attacker to decrypt content or sign messages with the server's private key (this is a variation of the Bleichenbacher attack).
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2017-1000385 has been found in Erlangotp.
Confidential information can be exposed externally. CVSS score: 5.9/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Erlangotp CVE-2017-1000385" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2017-1000385 (Erlangotp) — CWE-203 / CVSS v3 5.9
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-203) exists in Erlangotp.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Erlangotp.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.9/10). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'Erlangotp' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'Erlangotp' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
Erlangotpを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2017-1000385 erlang Fixed in: 1:20.1.7+dfsg-1
References
- advisory securityfocus.com
- advisory access.redhat.com
- advisory access.redhat.com
- advisory access.redhat.com
- advisory access.redhat.com
- report erlang.org
- report erlang.org
- report erlang.org
- report robotattack.org
- report debian.org
- report kb.cert.org
- web lists.debian.org
- web usn.ubuntu.com