OpenSSL < 0.9.8y / 1.0.1d / 1.0.0k Multiple Vulnerabilities

medium Log Correlation Engine Plugin ID 801052

Synopsis

The remote web server is running an OpenSSL instance that may be affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

Versions of OpenSSL prior to 0.9.8y are reportedly affected by the following vulnerabilities :

- An error exists related to the handling of OCSP response verification that could allow denial of service attacks. (CVE-2013-0166)

- An error exists related to the SSL/TLS/DTLS protocols, CBC mode encryption and response time. An attacker could obtain plaintext contents of encrypted traffic via timing attacks. (CVE-2013-0169)

Solution

Upgrade to OpenSSL 0.9.8y or later.

See Also

http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20130204.txt

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 801052

Family: Web Servers

Published: 6/11/2013

Nessus ID: 64532

Vulnerability Information

Patch Publication Date: 6/3/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/3/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-0166

BID: 60268