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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> General >> Deprecated SSL Protocol Usage Vulnerability Assessment Details
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Deprecated SSL Protocol Usage |
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Checks for use of a deprecated SSL protocol Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Summary : The remote service encrypts traffic using a protocol with known weaknesses. Description : The remote service accepts connections encrypted using SSL 2.0, which reportedly suffers from several cryptographic flaws and has been deprecated for several years. A possible hacker may be able to exploit these issues to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks or decrypt communications between the affected service and clients. See also : http://www.schneier.com/paper-ssl.pdf Solution : Consult the application's documentation to disable SSL 2.0 and use SSL 3.0 or TLS 1.0 instead. Network Security Threat Level: Low / CVSS Base Score : 2 (AV:R/AC:L/Au:NR/C:P/A:N/I:N/B:N) Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2005 Tenable Network Security |
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Router Components, Memory |
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