GLSA-201110-01 : OpenSSL: Multiple vulnerabilities
critical Nessus Plugin ID 56425
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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-201110-01 (OpenSSL: Multiple vulnerabilities)Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in OpenSSL. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact :
A context-dependent attacker could cause a Denial of Service, possibly execute arbitrary code, bypass intended key requirements, force the downgrade to unintended ciphers, bypass the need for knowledge of shared secrets and successfully authenticate, bypass CRL validation, or obtain sensitive information in applications that use OpenSSL.
Workaround :
There is no known workaround at this time.
Solution
All OpenSSL users should upgrade to the latest version:# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-libs/openssl-1.0.0e' NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are available since September 17, 2011. It is likely that your system is already no longer affected by most of these issues.
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Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 56425
File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201110-01.nasl
Version: 1.28
Type: local
Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks
Published: 10/10/2011
Updated: 1/6/2021
Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 7.8
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Temporal Vector: E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:openssl, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/9/2011
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-3245, CVE-2009-4355, CVE-2010-0433, CVE-2010-0740, CVE-2010-0742, CVE-2010-1633, CVE-2010-2939, CVE-2010-3864, CVE-2010-4180, CVE-2010-4252, CVE-2011-0014, CVE-2011-3207, CVE-2011-3210