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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS / 12.10 / 13.10 : libssh vulnerability (USN-2145-1)

low Nessus Plugin ID 72980

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

Aris Adamantiadis discovered that libssh allowed the OpenSSL PRNG state to be reused when implementing forking servers. This could allow an attacker to possibly obtain information about the state of the PRNG and perform cryptographic attacks.

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Solution

Update the affected libssh-4 package.

See Also

https://usn.ubuntu.com/2145-1/

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 72980

File Name: ubuntu_USN-2145-1.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/13/2014

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 1.9

Temporal Score: 1.4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.10, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libssh-4, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/12/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/14/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-0017

BID: 65963

USN: 2145-1