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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2016-2183

🗓️ 04 Mar 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Linux host has unpatched vulnerability affecting ciphers, exposing it to birthday attacks.

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include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(219349);
  script_version("1.5");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/10/13");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-2183");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2016-2183");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be
patched.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied
patch available.

  - The DES and Triple DES ciphers, as used in the TLS, SSH, and IPSec protocols and other protocols and
    products, have a birthday bound of approximately four billion blocks, which makes it easier for remote
    attackers to obtain cleartext data via a birthday attack against a long-duration encrypted session, as
    demonstrated by an HTTPS session using Triple DES in CBC mode, aka a Sweet32 attack. (CVE-2016-2183)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2016-2183");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"There is no known solution at this time.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"unix");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:U/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:U/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2016-2183");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_unpatched", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2016/06/01");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/03/04");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:centos:centos:7");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nss");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nss-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nss-pkcs11-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nss-sysinit");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nss-tools");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openssl");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openssl097a");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openssl098e");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nss");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nss-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nss-pkcs11-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nss-sysinit");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nss-tools");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:openssl");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:openssl097a");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:openssl098e");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Misc.");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("set_linux_os_id.nasl", "ssh_get_info2.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/OS/identifier", "Host/cpu", "Host/local_checks_enabled", "global_settings/vendor_unpatched");
  script_require_ports("Host/OS/CentOS Linux-7", "Host/OS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux-5", "Host/OS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux-6", "Host/OS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux-7");

  exit(0);
}

if (!get_kb_item("global_settings/vendor_unpatched")) exit(0, "Unpatched Vulnerabilities Detection not active.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/CentOS/rpm-list")) && empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

include('linux_unpatched.inc');

var distro_constraints_array = {
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-5": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "5",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "nss"},
          {"reference": "openssl"},
          {"reference": "openssl097a"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "CentOS Linux-7": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "7",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "nss"},
          {"reference": "nss-devel"},
          {"reference": "nss-pkcs11-devel"},
          {"reference": "nss-sysinit"},
          {"reference": "nss-tools"},
          {"reference": "openssl098e"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-6": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "6",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "nss"},
          {"reference": "nss-devel"},
          {"reference": "nss-pkcs11-devel"},
          {"reference": "nss-sysinit"},
          {"reference": "nss-tools"},
          {"reference": "openssl098e"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-7": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "7",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "nss"},
          {"reference": "nss-devel"},
          {"reference": "nss-pkcs11-devel"},
          {"reference": "nss-sysinit"},
          {"reference": "nss-tools"},
          {"reference": "openssl098e"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);

if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}

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13 Oct 2025 00:00Current
6.9Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.9
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