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OpenSSL 1.0.1 < 1.0.1g Multiple Vulnerabilities (Heartbleed)

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 8194

Synopsis

The remote web server is running an instance of OpenSSL that might be affected by a denial of service vulnerability.

Description

OpenSSL versions 1.0.1 earlier than 1.0.1g contain the following vulnerabilities:

 - Out-of-bounds read flaw that can be triggered through TLS heartbeat extension packets to disclose up to 64kB of memory containing sensitive information, possibly including secret keys. (CVE-2014-0160)

 - Improperly implemented Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA) could allow nonce disclosure via the 'FLUSH+RELOAD' cache side-channel attack. (CVE-2014-0076)

Solution

Upgrade to OpenSSL version 1.0.0g or later.

See Also

http://heartbleed.com

http://www.openssl.org/news/vulnerabilities.html

http://filippo.io/Heartbleed

http://www.openssl.org

https://gist.github.com/sh1n0b1/10100394

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 8194

Family: Web Servers

Published: 4/8/2014

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 73404

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:openssl:openssl

Patch Publication Date: 4/7/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/7/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-0076, CVE-2014-0160

BID: 66690, 66363