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CentOS 5 : openssl097a (CESA-2010:0164)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 45363
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Synopsis
The remote CentOS host is missing a security update.Description
Updated openssl097a packages that fix a security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate 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.
A flaw was found in the way the TLS/SSL (Transport Layer Security/Secure Sockets Layer) protocols handled session renegotiation. A man-in-the-middle attacker could use this flaw to prefix arbitrary plain text to a client's session (for example, an HTTPS connection to a website). This could force the server to process an attacker's request as if authenticated using the victim's credentials. This update addresses this flaw by implementing the TLS Renegotiation Indication Extension, as defined in RFC 5746.
(CVE-2009-3555)
Refer to the following Knowledgebase article for additional details about this flaw: http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-20491
All openssl097a users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to resolve this issue. For the update to take effect, all services linked to the openssl097a library must be restarted, or the system rebooted.
Solution
Update the affected openssl097a package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 45363
File Name: centos_RHSA-2010-0164.nasl
Version: 1.16
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: CentOS Local Security Checks
Published: 3/29/2010
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.8
Temporal Score: 4.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:centos:centos:5, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openssl097a
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/27/2010
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/9/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-3555