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OpenSSL < 0.9.8m Multiple Vulnerabilities
high Log Correlation Engine Plugin ID 801064
Synopsis
The remote host is vulnerable to multiple attack vectors.Description
According to its banner, the remote host is running a version of OpenSSL older than 0.9.8m. Such versions potentially have the following vulnerabilities :- Session renegotiations are not handled properly, which could be exploited to insert arbitrary plaintext by a man-in-the-middle. (CVE-2009-3555)
- The library does not check for a NULL return value from calls to the bn_wexpand() function, which has unspecified impact. (CVE-2009-3245)
IAVA Reference : 2011-A-0107
IAVB Reference : 2012-B-0038
STIG Finding Severity : Category I
Solution
Upgrade to OpenSSL 0.9.8m or later.See Also
rt.openssl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=2111&user=guest&pass=guest
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 801064
Family: Web Servers
Published: 3/9/2010
Vulnerability Information
Patch Publication Date: 2/25/2010
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/9/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-3245, CVE-2009-3555