GLSA-200403-03 : Multiple OpenSSL Vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Plugin ID 14454

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200403-03 (Multiple OpenSSL Vulnerabilities)

Testing performed by the OpenSSL group using the Codenomicon TLS Test Tool uncovered a NULL pointer assignment in the do_change_cipher_spec() function. A remote attacker could perform a carefully crafted SSL/TLS handshake against a server that used the OpenSSL library in such a way as to cause OpenSSL to crash. Depending on the application this could lead to a denial of service. All versions of OpenSSL from 0.9.6c to 0.9.6l inclusive and from 0.9.7a to 0.9.7c inclusive are affected by this issue.
A flaw has been discovered in SSL/TLS handshaking code when using Kerberos ciphersuites. A remote attacker could perform a carefully crafted SSL/TLS handshake against a server configured to use Kerberos ciphersuites in such a way as to cause OpenSSL to crash. Most applications have no ability to use Kerberos cipher suites and will therefore be unaffected. Versions 0.9.7a, 0.9.7b, and 0.9.7c of OpenSSL are affected by this issue.
Testing performed by the OpenSSL group using the Codenomicon TLS Test Tool uncovered a bug in older versions of OpenSSL 0.9.6 that can lead to a Denial of Service attack (infinite loop). This issue was traced to a fix that was added to OpenSSL 0.9.6d some time ago. This issue will affect vendors that ship older versions of OpenSSL with backported security patches.
Impact :

Although there are no public exploits known for bug, users are recommended to upgrade to ensure the security of their infrastructure.
Workaround :

There is no immediate workaround; a software upgrade is required. The vulnerable function in the code has been rewritten.

Solution

All users are recommened to upgrade openssl to either 0.9.7d or 0.9.6m:
# emerge sync # emerge -pv '>=dev-libs/openssl-0.9.7d' # emerge '>=dev-libs/openssl-0.9.7d'

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 14454

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200403-03.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks

Published: 8/30/2004

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:openssl, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 3/17/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0079, CVE-2004-0081, CVE-2004-0112

GLSA: 200403-03

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