FreeBSD : libressl -- NULL pointer dereference (215e740e-9c56-11e5-90e7-b499baebfeaf)

high Nessus Plugin ID 87269

Synopsis

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

Description

The OpenBSD project reports :

A NULL pointer deference could be triggered by a crafted certificate sent to services configured to verify client certificates on TLS/SSL connections.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-announce&t=144920914600002

http://www.nessus.org/u?d07d991d

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 87269

File Name: freebsd_pkg_215e740e9c5611e590e7b499baebfeaf.nasl

Version: 2.14

Type: local

Published: 12/9/2015

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:libressl, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

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

Patch Publication Date: 12/8/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/3/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-3194