The buffer_slow_realign function in HAProxy 1.5.x before 1.5.14 and 1.6-dev does not…
Priority LOW 30CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04326 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories
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 · 56
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5:dev:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5 dev | Vulnerable | HAProxy |
| cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5:dev0:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5 dev0 | Vulnerable | HAProxy |
| cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5:dev1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5 dev1 | Vulnerable | HAProxy |
| cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5:dev10:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5 dev10 | Vulnerable | HAProxy |
| cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5:dev11:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5 dev11 | Vulnerable | HAProxy |
| cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5:dev12:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5 dev12 | Vulnerable | HAProxy |
| cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5:dev13:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5 dev13 | Vulnerable | HAProxy |
| cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5:dev14:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5 dev14 | Vulnerable | HAProxy |
| cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5:dev15:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5 dev15 | Vulnerable | HAProxy |
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5:dev:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 dev Vulnerable ·HAProxy
- cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5:dev0:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 dev0 Vulnerable ·HAProxy
- cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5:dev1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 dev1 Vulnerable ·HAProxy
- cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5:dev10:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 dev10 Vulnerable ·HAProxy
- cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5:dev11:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 dev11 Vulnerable ·HAProxy
- cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5:dev12:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 dev12 Vulnerable ·HAProxy
- cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5:dev13:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 dev13 Vulnerable ·HAProxy
- cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5:dev14:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 dev14 Vulnerable ·HAProxy
- cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5:dev15:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 dev15 Vulnerable ·HAProxy
Show 46 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5:dev16:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5 dev16 | Vulnerable | HAProxy |
| cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5:dev17:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5 dev17 | Vulnerable | HAProxy |
| cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5:dev18:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5 dev18 | Vulnerable | HAProxy |
| cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5:dev19:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5 dev19 | Vulnerable | HAProxy |
| cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5:dev2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5 dev2 | Vulnerable | HAProxy |
| cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5:dev3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5 dev3 | Vulnerable | HAProxy |
| cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5:dev4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5 dev4 | Vulnerable | HAProxy |
| cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5:dev5:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5 dev5 | Vulnerable | HAProxy |
| cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5:dev6:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5 dev6 | Vulnerable | HAProxy |
| cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5:dev7:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5 dev7 | Vulnerable | HAProxy |
| cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5:dev8:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5 dev8 | Vulnerable | HAProxy |
| cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5:dev9:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5 dev9 | Vulnerable | HAProxy |
| cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.0 | Vulnerable | HAProxy |
| cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.1 | Vulnerable | HAProxy |
| cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.2 | Vulnerable | HAProxy |
| cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.3 | Vulnerable | HAProxy |
| cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.4 | Vulnerable | HAProxy |
| cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.5 | Vulnerable | HAProxy |
| cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.6 | Vulnerable | HAProxy |
| cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.7 | Vulnerable | HAProxy |
| cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.8 | Vulnerable | HAProxy |
| cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.9 | Vulnerable | HAProxy |
| cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.10 | Vulnerable | HAProxy |
| cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.11 | Vulnerable | HAProxy |
| cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.12 | Vulnerable | HAProxy |
| cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.13 | Vulnerable | HAProxy |
| cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.6:dev0:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6 dev0 | Vulnerable | HAProxy |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 14.10 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:openstack_cloud:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.2 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_high_availability_extension:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.3 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.4 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.6 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.1 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.2 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.3 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.4 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.5 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.6 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.3 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.6 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
- cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5:dev16:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 dev16 Vulnerable ·HAProxy
- cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5:dev17:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 dev17 Vulnerable ·HAProxy
- cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5:dev18:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 dev18 Vulnerable ·HAProxy
- cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5:dev19:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 dev19 Vulnerable ·HAProxy
- cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5:dev2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 dev2 Vulnerable ·HAProxy
- cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5:dev3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 dev3 Vulnerable ·HAProxy
- cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5:dev4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 dev4 Vulnerable ·HAProxy
- cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5:dev5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 dev5 Vulnerable ·HAProxy
- cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5:dev6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 dev6 Vulnerable ·HAProxy
- cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5:dev7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 dev7 Vulnerable ·HAProxy
- cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5:dev8:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 dev8 Vulnerable ·HAProxy
- cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5:dev9:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 dev9 Vulnerable ·HAProxy
- cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0 Vulnerable ·HAProxy
- cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.1 Vulnerable ·HAProxy
- cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.2 Vulnerable ·HAProxy
- cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.3 Vulnerable ·HAProxy
- cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.4 Vulnerable ·HAProxy
- cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.5 Vulnerable ·HAProxy
- cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.6 Vulnerable ·HAProxy
- cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.7 Vulnerable ·HAProxy
- cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.8 Vulnerable ·HAProxy
- cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.9 Vulnerable ·HAProxy
- cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.10 Vulnerable ·HAProxy
- cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.11 Vulnerable ·HAProxy
- cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.12 Vulnerable ·HAProxy
- cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.13 Vulnerable ·HAProxy
- cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.6:dev0:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6 dev0 Vulnerable ·HAProxy
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:openstack_cloud:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.2 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_high_availability_extension:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12 Vulnerable ·SUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.6 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.5 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.6 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.6 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
Remediation
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2015:2666 Released 2015-12-17 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2.2.8 security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise Client 2.2 rhc-1.38.4.5-1.el6op
- Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise Infrastructure 2.2 openshift-enterprise-release-2.2.8-1.el6op, openshift-enterprise-upgrade-2.2.8-1.el6op, openshift-enterprise-upgrade-broker-2.2.8-1.el6op +5
- Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise JBoss EAP add-on 2.2 openshift-origin-cartridge-jbosseap-2.27.3.1-1.el6op
- Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise Node 2.2 haproxy15side-1.5.4-2.el6op, openshift-enterprise-release-2.2.8-1.el6op, openshift-enterprise-upgrade-2.2.8-1.el6op +8
- RHSA-2015:1741 Released 2015-09-08 · Red Hat rating Importanthaproxy security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Load Balancer (v. 6) haproxy-1.5.4-2.el6_7.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) haproxy-1.5.4-4.el7_1.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) haproxy-1.5.4-4.el7_1.1
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Load Balancer (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1741 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1741 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1741 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise Client 2.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2666 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise Infrastructure 2.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2666 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise JBoss EAP add-on 2.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2666 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise Node 2.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2666 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-3281
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ffg4-hmhr-qr79
References
Sources
- CVE-2015-3281 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-3281 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-ffg4-hmhr-qr79 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2015-3281 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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