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Scientific Linux Security Update : openssl on SL5.x i386/x86_64 (20140605)
high Nessus Plugin ID 74487
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Synopsis
The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
It was found that OpenSSL clients and servers could be forced, via a specially crafted handshake packet, to use weak keying material for communication. A man-in-the-middle attacker could use this flaw to decrypt and modify traffic between a client and a server.(CVE-2014-0224)
Note: In order to exploit this flaw, both the server and the client must be using a vulnerable version of OpenSSL; the server must be using OpenSSL version 1.0.1 and above, and the client must be using any version of OpenSSL. For more information about this flaw, refer to :
For the update to take effect, all services linked to the OpenSSL library (such as httpd and other SSL-enabled services) must be restarted or the system rebooted.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 74487
File Name: sl_20140605_openssl_on_SL5_x.nasl
Version: 1.13
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 6/12/2014
Updated: 1/14/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.4
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:openssl, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:openssl-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:openssl-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:openssl-perl, x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/5/2014
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/5/2014
Exploitable With
Core Impact
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2014-0224