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Slackware 14.2 / current : openssl (SSA:2017-306-02)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 104363

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Synopsis

The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.

Description

New openssl packages are available for Slackware 14.2 and -current to fix a security issue.

Solution

Update the affected openssl and / or openssl-solibs packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?515e4c2f

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 104363

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2017-306-02.nasl

Version: 3.8

Type: local

Published: 11/3/2017

Updated: 11/14/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-3736

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.2, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:openssl-solibs, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:openssl, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Slackware/release, Host/Slackware/packages

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/3/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-3736

SSA: 2017-306-02