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Echo: openssl-1.0.1g: security update to 1.0.1g+e1

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 478458

Description

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

 - Memory leak in the SRP_VBASE_get_by_user implementation in OpenSSL 1.0.1 before 1.0.1s and 1.0.2 before
 1.0.2g allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by providing an invalid
 username in a connection attempt, related to apps/s_server.c and crypto/srp/srp_vfy.c. (CVE-2016-0798)

Solution

Update the openssl-1.0.1g library and its related packages to version 1.0.1g+e1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2016-0798

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 478458

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 11/5/2026

Updated: 11/5/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.18

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-0798

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/5/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/24/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-0798