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Oracle Linux 5 : openssl (ELSA-2010-0978)

high Nessus Plugin ID 68164

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 5 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2010-0978 advisory.

 [0.9.8e-12.7]
 - fix CVE-2010-4180 - completely disable code for SSL_OP_NETSCAPE_REUSE_CIPHER_CHANGE_BUG (#659462)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected openssl, openssl-devel and / or openssl-perl packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2010-0978.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 68164

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2010-0978.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/12/2013

Updated: 11/1/2024

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2010-4180

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:openssl, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:openssl-perl, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:openssl-devel

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/14/2010

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/6/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-7270, CVE-2010-4180

BID: 45164, 45254

RHSA: 2010:0978