FreeBSD : OpenSSL -- Remote Information Disclosure (5631ae98-be9e-11e3-b5e3-c80aa9043978)

high Nessus Plugin ID 73389

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

OpenSSL Reports :

A missing bounds check in the handling of the TLS heartbeat extension can be used to reveal up to 64k of memory to a connected client or server.

Affected users should upgrade to OpenSSL 1.0.1g. Users unable to immediately upgrade can alternatively recompile OpenSSL with
-DOPENSSL_NO_HEARTBEATS.

The bug allows anyone on the Internet to read the memory of the systems protected by the vulnerable versions of the OpenSSL software.
This compromises the secret keys used to identify the service providers and to encrypt the traffic, the names and passwords of the users and the actual content. This allows attackers to eavesdrop communications, steal data directly from the services and users and to impersonate services and users.

The code used to handle the Heartbeat Extension does not do sufficient boundary checks on record length, which allows reading beyond the actual payload.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20140407.txt

https://www.openssl.org/news/vulnerabilities.html#2014-0076

http://www.heartbleed.com

http://www.nessus.org/u?ccfdc540

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 73389

File Name: freebsd_pkg_5631ae98be9e11e3b5e3c80aa9043978.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Published: 4/8/2014

Updated: 5/5/2022

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:mingw32-openssl, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:openssl, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/7/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/7/2014

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 5/25/2022

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Metasploit (OpenSSL Heartbeat (Heartbleed) Information Leak)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-0160

FreeBSD: FreeBSD-SA-14:06.openssl