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GLSA-201801-15 : PolarSSL: Multiple vulnerabilities (SLOTH)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 106039

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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-201801-15 (PolarSSL: Multiple vulnerabilities)

 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in PolarSSL. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker might be able to execute arbitrary code, cause Denial of Service condition or obtain sensitive information.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

Gentoo has discontinued support for PolarSSL and recommends that users unmerge the package:
 # emerge --unmerge 'net-libs/polarssl'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-15

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 106039

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201801-15.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Published: 1/15/2018

Updated: 11/3/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-1182

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Temporal Score: 5.2

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-7575

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/15/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-1182, CVE-2015-7575

GLSA: 201801-15