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

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 478578

Description

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

- The ssl23_get_client_hello function in s23_srvr.c in OpenSSL 0.9.8zc, 1.0.0o, and 1.0.1j does not properly
handle attempts to use unsupported protocols, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service
(NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via an unexpected handshake, as demonstrated by an SSLv3
handshake to a no-ssl3 application with certain error handling. NOTE: this issue became relevant after the
CVE-2014-3568 fix. (CVE-2014-3569)

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-2014-3569

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 478578

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: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-3569

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: 10/17/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-3569