OpenSSL < 0.9.8zd / 1.0.0p / 1.0.1k Key Decryption Vulnerability

medium Log Correlation Engine Plugin ID 801936

Synopsis

The remote web server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The remote host is running a version of OpenSSL which is vulnerable to an RSA-to-EXPORT_RSA downgrade attack which facilitates brute-force key decryption.

Solution

Upgrade to OpenSSL 0.9.8zd, 1.0.0p, 1.0.1k, or later.

See Also

https://www.openssl.org/news/openssl-1.0.1-notes.html

https://www.openssl.org/news/vulnerabilities.html

http://openssl.org/news/secadv_20150319.txt

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 801936

Family: Web Servers

Published: 3/19/2015

Nessus ID: 80566, 80567, 80568

Vulnerability Information

Patch Publication Date: 3/19/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/19/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-0204

BID: 71936