The TLS stack in Mono before 3.12.1 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to conduct message…
Priority LOW 39CWE-295Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-295.
Summary
The TLS stack in Mono before 3.12.1 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to conduct message skipping attacks and consequently impersonate clients by leveraging missing handshake state validation, aka a "SMACK SKIP-TLS" issue.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0197 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mono-project:mono:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 3.12.1 | Vulnerable | Mono-project |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:a:mono-project:mono:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.12.1 Vulnerable ·Mono-project
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-2318
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xv64-wpfr-x2m3
References
Advisory 7
- USN-2547-1
- https://mitls.org/pages/attacks/SMACK#skip
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1202869
- [oss-security] 20150317 Re: Mono TLS vulnerabilities
- http://www.mono-project.com/news/2015/03/07/mono-tls-vulnerability/
- DSA-3202
- https://github.com/mono/mono/commit/1509226c41d74194c146deb173e752b8d3cdeec4
Sources
- CVE-2015-2318 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-2318 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xv64-wpfr-x2m3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2015-2318 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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