Slackware 10.0 / 10.1 / 10.2 / 8.1 / 9.0 / 9.1 / current : openssl (SSA:2006-257-02)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 22348

Synopsis

The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.

Description

New openssl packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, and -current to fix a signature forgery security issue.

Solution

Update the affected openssl and / or openssl-solibs packages.

See Also

https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20060905.txt

http://www.nessus.org/u?cf74f425

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 22348

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2006-257-02.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: local

Published: 9/15/2006

Updated: 1/14/2021

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:10.1, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:openssl, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:8.1, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:9.0, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:9.1, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:10.2, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:openssl-solibs

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Slackware/release, Host/Slackware/packages

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/14/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-4339

CWE: 310

SSA: 2006-257-02