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Amazon Linux AMI : openvpn (ALAS-2020-1410)

low Nessus Plugin ID 139090

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.

Description

This security issue is quite hard to abuse, requiring a fairly precise timing attack combined with guessing a just assigned peer-id reference. If successful, only a single client just initiating a new connection will experience a denial of service situation.(CVE-2020-11810)

Solution

Run 'yum update openvpn' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2020-1410.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 139090

File Name: ala_ALAS-2020-1410.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/30/2020

Updated: 2/27/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-11810

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.7

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:openvpn, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:openvpn-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:openvpn-devel, cpe:/o:amazon:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/29/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/27/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-11810

ALAS: 2020-1410