CentOS 3 / 4 : openssl096b (CESA-2010:0173)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 45347

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Synopsis

The remote CentOS host is missing a security update.

Description

Updated openssl096b packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.

OpenSSL is a toolkit that implements the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL v2/v3) and Transport Layer Security (TLS v1) protocols, as well as a full-strength, general purpose cryptography library.

It was discovered that OpenSSL did not always check the return value of the bn_wexpand() function. An attacker able to trigger a memory allocation failure in that function could cause an application using the OpenSSL library to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2009-3245)

All openssl096b users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to resolve this issue. For the update to take effect, all programs using the openssl096b library must be restarted.

Solution

Update the affected openssl096b package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 45347

File Name: centos_RHSA-2010-0173.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: CentOS Local Security Checks

Published: 3/26/2010

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:centos:centos:3, cpe:/o:centos:centos:4, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openssl096b

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/28/2010

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/5/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-3245

BID: 38562

CWE: 20

RHSA: 2010:0173

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