AUGUST 4, 2026
Live Feed
Back to database
Case File

CVE-2014-3556

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8 EPSS 7.83%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2014-12-29 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

AI analysis pending.

CVE
CVE-2014-3556
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.8
EPSS
7.83%
Nginx

Original NVD Description

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 similar issue to CVE-2011-0411.