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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 >> Mandrake Local Security Checks >> MDKSA-2003:098: openssl Vulnerability Assessment Details
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MDKSA-2003:098: openssl |
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Check for the version of the openssl package Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory MDKSA-2003:098 (openssl). Two bugs were discovered in OpenSSL 0.9.6 and 0.9.7 by NISCC. The parsing of unusual ASN.1 tag values can cause OpenSSL to crash, which could be triggered by a remote attacker by sending a carefully-crafted SSL client certificate to an application. Depending upon the application targetted, the effects seen will vary in some cases a DoS (Denial of Service) could be performed, in others nothing noticeable or adverse may happen. These two vulnerabilities have been assigned CVE-2003-0543 and CVE-2003-0544. Additionally, NISCC discovered a third bug in OpenSSL 0.9.7. Certain ASN.1 encodings that are rejected as invalid by the parser can trigger a bug in deallocation of a structure, leading to a double free. This can be triggered by a remote attacker by sending a carefully-crafted SSL client certificate to an application. This vulnerability may be exploitable to execute arbitrary code. This vulnerability has been assigned CVE-2003-0545. The packages provided have been built with patches provided by the OpenSSL group that resolve these issues. A number of server applications such as OpenSSH and Apache that make use of OpenSSL need to be restarted after the update has been applied to ensure that they are protected from these issues. Users are encouraged to restart all of these services or reboot their systems. Solution : http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:098 Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 Tenable Network Security |
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