OpenSSL 0.9.8 < 0.9.8zd Multiple Vulnerabilities (FREAK)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 80566
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Synopsis
The remote service is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
According to its banner, the remote web server uses a version of OpenSSL 0.9.8 prior to 0.9.8zd. The OpenSSL library is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerabilities :- A NULL pointer dereference flaw exists when the SSLv3 option isn't enabled and an SSLv3 ClientHello is received. This allows a remote attacker, using an unexpected handshake, to crash the daemon, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-3569)
- The BIGNUM squaring (BN_sqr) implementation does not properly calculate the square of a BIGNUM value. This allows remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms. (CVE-2014-3570)
- A NULL pointer dereference flaw exists with dtls1_get_record() when handling DTLS messages. A remote attacker, using a specially crafted DTLS message, can cause a denial of service. (CVE-2014-3571)
- A flaw exists with ECDH handshakes when using an ECDSA certificate without a ServerKeyExchange message. This allows a remote attacker to trigger a loss of forward secrecy from the ciphersuite. (CVE-2014-3572)
- A flaw exists when accepting non-DER variations of certificate signature algorithms and signature encodings due to a lack of enforcement of matches between signed and unsigned portions. A remote attacker, by including crafted data within a certificate's unsigned portion, can bypass fingerprint-based certificate-blacklist protection mechanisms. (CVE-2014-8275)
- A security feature bypass vulnerability, known as FREAK (Factoring attack on RSA-EXPORT Keys), exists due to the support of weak EXPORT_RSA cipher suites with keys less than or equal to 512 bits. A man-in-the-middle attacker may be able to downgrade the SSL/TLS connection to use EXPORT_RSA cipher suites which can be factored in a short amount of time, allowing the attacker to intercept and decrypt the traffic. (CVE-2015-0204)
Solution
Upgrade to OpenSSL 0.9.8zd or later.See Also
https://www.openssl.org/news/openssl-0.9.8-notes.html
https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20150108.txt
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 80566
File Name: openssl_0_9_8zd.nasl
Version: 1.13
Type: remote
Family: Web Servers
Published: 1/16/2015
Updated: 11/25/2019
Dependencies: openssl_version.nasl
Risk Information
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-8275
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:OF/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:openssl:openssl
Required KB Items: openssl/port
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/8/2015
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/21/2014
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2014-3569, CVE-2014-3570, CVE-2014-3571, CVE-2014-3572, CVE-2014-8275, CVE-2015-0204
CERT: 243585