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include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(223437);
script_version("1.4");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/09/02");
script_cve_id("CVE-2020-1968");
script_xref(name:"CEA-ID", value:"CEA-2021-0004");
script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2020-1968");
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 Raccoon attack exploits a flaw in the TLS specification which can lead to an attacker being able to
compute the pre-master secret in connections which have used a Diffie-Hellman (DH) based ciphersuite. In
such a case this would result in the attacker being able to eavesdrop on all encrypted communications sent
over that TLS connection. The attack can only be exploited if an implementation re-uses a DH secret across
multiple TLS connections. Note that this issue only impacts DH ciphersuites and not ECDH ciphersuites.
This issue affects OpenSSL 1.0.2 which is out of support and no longer receiving public updates. OpenSSL
1.1.1 is not vulnerable to this issue. Fixed in OpenSSL 1.0.2w (Affected 1.0.2-1.0.2v). (CVE-2020-1968)
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-2020-1968");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-1968");
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:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2020-1968");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_unpatched", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2020/05/07");
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:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:centos:centos:7");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:centos:centos:8");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:edk2");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:compat-openssl10");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mingw32-openssl");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mingw64-openssl");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openssl");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openssl-devel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openssl-libs");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openssl-perl");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openssl-static");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openssl098e");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:compat-openssl10");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mingw32-openssl");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mingw64-openssl");
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:openssl-devel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:openssl-libs");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:openssl-perl");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:openssl-static");
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/CentOS Linux-8", "Host/OS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux-7", "Host/OS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux-8", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-16.04");
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/Debian/dpkg-l")) && empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
include('linux_unpatched.inc');
var distro_constraints_array = {
"Ubuntu Linux-16.04": {
"package_manager": "dpkg-l",
"constraints": [
{
"release": "16.04",
"pkgs": [
{"reference": "edk2"}
]
}
]
},
"CentOS Linux-7": {
"package_manager": "rpm-list",
"constraints": [
{
"release": "7",
"pkgs": [
{"reference": "openssl"},
{"reference": "openssl-devel"},
{"reference": "openssl-libs"},
{"reference": "openssl-perl"},
{"reference": "openssl-static"},
{"reference": "openssl098e"}
]
}
]
},
"Red Hat Enterprise Linux-7": {
"package_manager": "rpm-list",
"constraints": [
{
"release": "7",
"pkgs": [
{"reference": "openssl"},
{"reference": "openssl-devel"},
{"reference": "openssl-libs"},
{"reference": "openssl-perl"},
{"reference": "openssl-static"},
{"reference": "openssl098e"}
]
}
]
},
"CentOS Linux-8": {
"package_manager": "rpm-list",
"constraints": [
{
"release": "8",
"pkgs": [
{"reference": "compat-openssl10"},
{"reference": "mingw32-openssl"},
{"reference": "mingw64-openssl"}
]
}
]
},
"Red Hat Enterprise Linux-8": {
"package_manager": "rpm-list",
"constraints": [
{
"release": "8",
"pkgs": [
{"reference": "compat-openssl10"},
{"reference": "mingw32-openssl"},
{"reference": "mingw64-openssl"}
]
}
]
}
};
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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