OpenSSL < 0.9.6m / 0.9.7d Multiple DoS

medium Log Correlation Engine Plugin ID 801058

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack.

Description

The remote host is using a version of OpenSSL that is older than 0.9.6m or 0.9.7d There are several vulnerabilities in this version of OpenSSL that may allow an attacker to cause a denial of service against the remote host.

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.9.6m, 0.9.7d or higher.

See Also

http://.openssl.org/news/secadv_20040317.txt

archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-03/0165.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 801058

Family: Web Servers

Nessus ID: 12110

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0851, CVE-2004-0079, CVE-2004-0081, CVE-2004-0112

BID: 8970, 9899