FreeBSD : OpenSSL -- DTLS and TLS 1.1, 1.2 denial of service (dba5d1c9-9f29-11e1-b511-003067c2616f)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 59104

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

OpenSSL security team reports :

A flaw in the OpenSSL handling of CBC mode ciphersuites in TLS 1.1, 1.2 and DTLS can be exploited in a denial of service attack on both clients and servers.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20120510.txt

http://www.nessus.org/u?93b950b6

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 59104

File Name: freebsd_pkg_dba5d1c99f2911e1b511003067c2616f.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Published: 5/16/2012

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:openssl, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 5/10/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/10/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-2333