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OpenSSL < 0.9.7k / 0.9.8c PKCS Padding RSA Signature Forgery Vulnerability
medium Nessus Plugin ID 17756
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Synopsis
The SSL layer on the remote server does not properly verify signatures.Description
According to its banner, the remote server is running a version of OpenSSL that is earlier than 0.9.7k or 0.9.8c.These versions do not properly verify PKCS #1 v1.5 signatures and X509 certificates when the RSA exponent is 3.
Solution
Upgrade to OpenSSL 0.9.7k / 0.9.8c or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 17756
File Name: openssl_0_9_7k_0_9_8c.nasl
Version: 1.14
Type: combined
Family: Web Servers
Published: 1/4/2012
Updated: 10/23/2024
Configuration: Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 2.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2006-4339
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:openssl:openssl
Required KB Items: openssl/port
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/5/2006
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/5/2006
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2006-4339
BID: 19849