SSH Server CBC Mode Ciphers Enabled
low Nessus Plugin ID 70658
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Synopsis
The SSH server is configured to use Cipher Block Chaining.Description
The SSH server is configured to support Cipher Block Chaining (CBC) encryption. This may allow an attacker to recover the plaintext message from the ciphertext.Note that this plugin only checks for the options of the SSH server and does not check for vulnerable software versions.
Solution
Contact the vendor or consult product documentation to disable CBC mode cipher encryption, and enable CTR or GCM cipher mode encryption.Plugin Details
Severity: Low
ID: 70658
File Name: ssh_cbc_supported_ciphers.nasl
Version: 1.4
Type: remote
Family: Misc.
Published: 10/28/2013
Updated: 7/30/2018
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 2.5
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 2.6
Temporal Score: 1.9
Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:OF/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/24/2008
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-5161
BID: 32319