FreeBSD : OpenSSL -- Local Information Disclosure (7ccd4def-c1be-11e3-9d09-000c2980a9f3)

low Nessus Plugin ID 73487

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

OpenSSL reports :

A flaw in the implementation of Montgomery Ladder Approach would create a side-channel that leaks sensitive timing information.

A local attacker might be able to snoop a signing process and might recover the signing key from it.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://www.openssl.org/news/vulnerabilities.html#2014-0076

http://www.nessus.org/u?88551060

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 73487

File Name: freebsd_pkg_7ccd4defc1be11e39d09000c2980a9f3.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Published: 4/14/2014

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 1.9

Temporal Score: 1.4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:mingw32-openssl, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:openssl, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/11/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/7/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-0076

BID: 66363, 66690

FreeBSD: SA-14:06.openssl