SuSE 11.3 Security Update : OpenVPN (SAT Patch Number 10061)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 79822

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Synopsis

The remote SuSE 11 host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

This update fixes a critical denial of service vulnerability in OpenVPN :

- Critical denial of service vulnerability in OpenVPN servers that can be triggered by authenticated attackers. Also an incompatibility with OpenVPN and OpenSSL in FIPS mode has been fixed. (bnc#895882).
(CVE-2014-8104)

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 10061.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 79822

File Name: suse_11_openvpn-141203.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 12/9/2014

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:openvpn, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:openvpn-auth-pam-plugin, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 12/3/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-8104

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