OpenSSL < 0.9.8x / < 1.0.0j / < 1.0.1c Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 8064

Synopsis

The remote web server is running an instance of OpenSSL that might be affected by a denial of service vulnerability.

Description

OpenSSL before 0.9.8x, 1.0.0.j, or 1.0.1c contains an integer underflow condition which may result in a denial of service. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted TLS request causing the affected application to crash causing denial of service to legitimate users. The integer underflow is seen in TLS 1.1, TLS 1.2, and DTLS when handling CBC mode ciphersuites.

Solution

Upgrade to OpenSSL version 0.9.8x or later, 1.0.0j or later, or 1.0.1c or later.

See Also

http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20120510.txt

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 8064

Family: Web Servers

Published: 12/6/2013

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 59076, 59077, 59078

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:openssl:openssl

Patch Publication Date: 5/10/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/10/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-2333

BID: 53476