Amazon Linux AMI : openssl Information Disclosure Vulnerability (ALAS-2014-320)
high Nessus Plugin ID 73438
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Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.Description
A missing bounds check was found in the way OpenSSL handled TLS heartbeat extension packets. This flaw could be used to reveal up to 64k of memory from a connected client or server.Solution
Run 'yum update openssl' to update your system and restart all services that are using openssl. While the new package is still named openssl-1.0.1e, it does contain the fix for CVE-2014-0160.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 73438
File Name: ala_ALAS-2014-320.nasl
Version: Revision: 1.6
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 4/9/2014
Updated: 9/1/2015
Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.4
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:openssl, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:openssl-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:openssl-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:openssl-perl, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:openssl-static, 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: 4/7/2014
Exploitable With
Core Impact
Metasploit (OpenSSL Heartbeat (Heartbleed) Information Leak)
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2014-0160
ALAS: 2014-320