AIX OpenSSL Advisory : openssl_advisory17.asc (Logjam)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 89829

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Synopsis

The remote AIX host has a version of OpenSSL installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of OpenSSL installed on the remote AIX host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

- A cipher algorithm downgrade vulnerability exists due to a flaw that is triggered when handling cipher negotiation. A remote attacker can exploit this to negotiate SSLv2 ciphers and complete SSLv2 handshakes even if all SSLv2 ciphers have been disabled on the server. Note that this vulnerability only exists if the SSL_OP_NO_SSLv2 option has not been disabled.
(CVE-2015-3197)

- A man-in-the-middle vulnerability, known as Logjam, exists due to a flaw in the SSL/TLS protocol. A remote attacker can exploit this flaw to downgrade connections using ephemeral Diffie-Hellman key exchange to 512-bit export-grade cryptography. (CVE-2015-4000)

Solution

A fix is available and can be downloaded from the IBM AIX website.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 89829

File Name: aix_openssl_advisory17.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Family: AIX Local Security Checks

Published: 3/10/2016

Updated: 4/21/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:openssl:openssl, cpe:/o:ibm:aix

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AIX/version, Host/AIX/lslpp

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/2/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/20/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-3197, CVE-2015-4000

BID: 74733, 82237

CERT: 257823

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