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Debian DSA-2931-1 : openssl - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 74045

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Synopsis

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

Description

It was discovered that incorrect memory handling in OpenSSL's do_ssl3_write() function could result in denial of service.

The oldstable distribution (squeeze) is not affected.

Solution

Upgrade the openssl packages.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 1.0.1e-2+deb7u9.

See Also

https://packages.debian.org/source/wheezy/openssl

https://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2931

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 74045

File Name: debian_DSA-2931.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/19/2014

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, 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:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:openssl, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/18/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-0198

BID: 67193

DSA: 2931