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OpenSSL SSLv2 DROWN Attack Vulnerability (Linux)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
General
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
4.3
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
8 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
This host is running OpenSSL and is prone to DROWN attack vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is due a padding oracle flaw found in the SSLv2 protocol, so that by exploiting the server's support of SSLv2, an attacker can decrypt properly secured TLS traffic.
Affected Software
Affected Software
OpenSSL versions before 1.0.1s and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2g on Linux.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to OpenSSL 1.0.1s or 1.0.2g or later.