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OpenSSL < 0.9.8f Multiple Vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 4221

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to multiple attack vectors.

Description

The remote host is using a version of OpenSSL that is older than 0.9.7n or 0.9.8f. There are several bugs in this version of OpenSSL that may allow an attacker to either execute remote code or cause a Denial of Service (DoS).

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.9.8f or higher.

See Also

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/[email protected]

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 4221

Family: Web Servers

Published: 10/1/2007

Updated: 3/6/2019

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.3

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.3

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:openssl:openssl

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-4995, CVE-2007-5135

BID: 25831, 26055