Alpine: libcrypto3, multiple openssl packages: security update to 1.0.2-r0 (deprecated)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 401139

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- The X509_verify_cert function in crypto/x509/x509_vfy.c in OpenSSL 1.0.1n, 1.0.1o, 1.0.2b, and 1.0.2c does
not properly process X.509 Basic Constraints cA values during identification of alternative certificate
chains, which allows remote attackers to spoof a Certification Authority role and trigger unintended
certificate verifications via a valid leaf certificate. (CVE-2015-1793)

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 401139

Version: Revision 1.23

Type: Local

Family: Alpine Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 8/16/2023

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.1

Percentile: 7.71

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-1793

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/9/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/9/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-1793

BID: 75652

IAVA: 2015-A-0144-S

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