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SuSE 10 Security Update : openssl (ZYPP Patch Number 8143)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 59316

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Synopsis

The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

This update of openssl fixes the following denial of service vulnerabilities :

 - Denial of Service via CBC mode handling. (CVE-2012-2333)

 - A deadlock condition introduced by the previous memory leak fix due to entering a lock twice. This would only happen in multithreaded programs.

In addition, openssl's cms subcommand (Crypthographic Message Syntax) has been enabled.

Solution

Apply ZYPP patch number 8143.

See Also

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2333.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 59316

File Name: suse_openssl-8143.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/31/2012

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, 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: cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 5/24/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-2333