McAfee VirusScan Enterprise for Linux OpenSSL Information Disclosure (SB10071) (Heartbleed)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 73854
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Synopsis
The remote host is affected by an information disclosure vulnerability.Description
The remote host has a version of McAfee VirusScan Enterprise for Linux (VSEL) that is affected by an information disclosure due to a flaw in the OpenSSL library, commonly known as the Heartbleed bug. An attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability repeatedly to read up to 64KB of memory from the device.Solution
Apply the relevant hotfix referenced in the vendor advisory.See Also
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10071
https://eprint.iacr.org/2014/140
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 73854
File Name: mcafee_vsel_SB10071.nasl
Version: 1.15
Type: local
Family: Misc.
Published: 5/3/2014
Updated: 11/26/2019
Dependencies: mcafee_vsel_detect.nbin
Risk Information
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-0160
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.3
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 4.1
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Temporal Vector: E:F/RL:OF/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise
Required KB Items: installed_sw/McAfee VirusScan Enterprise for Linux
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/22/2014
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/24/2014
Exploitable With
Core Impact
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2014-0160
BID: 66690