Servers and applications
CVE-2014-3556
The STARTTLS implementation in mail/ngx_mail_smtp_handler.c in the SMTP proxy in nginx 1.5.x and 1.6.x before 1.6.1 and 1.7.x before 1.7.4 does not properly restrict I/O buffering, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to insert commands into encrypted SMTP sessions by sending a cleartext command that is processed after TLS is in place, related to a "plaintext command injection" attack, a…
- Severity
- Medium 6.8
- Published
- 29 Dec 2014
- Last changed
- 17 Jun 2026
- Added to UpHeron
- 21 Oct 2026
- Fixed in
- 1.6.1, 1.7.4
- Sources
- NVD
Affected software
| Software | Affected versions |
|---|---|
nginxServers and applications · cpe:a:f5:nginx |
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