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Amazon Linux AMI : openldap (ALAS-2017-799)

high Nessus Plugin ID 97149

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.

Description

A flaw was found in the way OpenLDAP parsed OpenSSL-style cipher strings. As a result, OpenLDAP could potentially use ciphers that were not intended to be enabled.

Solution

Run 'yum update openldap' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2017-799.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 97149

File Name: ala_ALAS-2017-799.nasl

Version: 3.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/15/2017

Updated: 1/1/2026

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-3276

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:openldap, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:openldap-servers, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:openldap-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:openldap-clients, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:openldap-servers-sql, cpe:/o:amazon:linux, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:openldap-devel

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/14/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-3276

ALAS: 2017-799