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Scientific Linux Security Update : openssl097a and openssl098e on SL5.x, SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20140605)

high Nessus Plugin ID 74349

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Synopsis

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

Description

It was found that OpenSSL clients and servers could be forced, via a specially crafted handshake packet, to use weak keying material for communication. A man-in-the-middle attacker could use this flaw to decrypt and modify traffic between a client and a server.
(CVE-2014-0224)

Note: In order to exploit this flaw, both the server and the client must be using a vulnerable version of OpenSSL; the server must be using OpenSSL version 1.0.1 and above, and the client must be using any version of OpenSSL. For more information about this flaw, refer to :

For the update to take effect, all services linked to the OpenSSL library (such as httpd and other SSL-enabled services) must be restarted or the system rebooted.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?5d4b1b6d

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 74349

File Name: sl_20140605_openssl097a_and_openssl098e_on_SL5_x.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/6/2014

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:openssl097a, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:openssl097a-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:openssl098e, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:openssl098e-debuginfo, x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/5/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/5/2014

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-0224