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Transport Layer Security (TLS) Protocol CRIME Vulnerability
low Nessus Plugin ID 62565
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Synopsis
The remote service has a configuration that may make it vulnerable to the CRIME attack.Description
The remote service has one of two configurations that are known to be required for the CRIME attack :- SSL / TLS compression is enabled.
- TLS advertises the SPDY protocol earlier than version 4.
Note that Nessus did not attempt to launch the CRIME attack against the remote service.
Solution
Disable compression and / or the SPDY service.See Also
https://www.iacr.org/cryptodb/data/paper.php?pubkey=3091
Plugin Details
Severity: Low
ID: 62565
File Name: ssl_crime.nasl
Version: 1.15
Type: remote
Family: General
Published: 10/16/2012
Updated: 1/6/2023
Configuration: Enable paranoid mode
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 2.6
Temporal Score: 1.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-4930
Vulnerability Information
Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport, SSL/Supported
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/15/2012
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2012-4929, CVE-2012-4930