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Oracle Linux 6 / 7 : openssl098e (ELSA-2016-0372)

high Nessus Plugin ID 89770

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 6 / 7 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2016-0372 advisory.

 - fix CVE-2015-0293 - triggerable assert in SSLv2 server
 - fix CVE-2015-3197 - SSLv2 ciphersuite enforcement

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 openssl098e package.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2016-0372.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 89770

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2016-0372.nasl

Version: 2.20

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/9/2016

Updated: 2/18/2025

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:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-0800

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:H/I:N/A:N

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

CVSS Score Source: manual

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:openssl098e, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:6

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: 3/9/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/19/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-0293, CVE-2015-3197, CVE-2016-0703, CVE-2016-0704, CVE-2016-0800

RHSA: 2016:0372