# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.108022");
script_version("2026-06-03T07:18:10+0000");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-06-03 07:18:10 +0000 (Wed, 03 Jun 2026)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2016-11-24 10:08:04 +0100 (Thu, 24 Nov 2016)");
script_name("SSL/TLS: Report 'Null' Cipher Suites");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family("SSL and TLS");
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AG");
script_dependencies("gb_ssl_tls_ciphers_gathering.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssl_tls/ciphers/null_ciphers", "ssl_tls/port");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://configurator.tlsref.org/");
# nb: Some of the BSI documents are only available in German and thus no english variants have
# been used here.
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.bsi.bund.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/EN/BSI/Publications/TechGuidelines/TG02102/BSI-TR-02102-1.html");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.bsi.bund.de/EN/Themen/Oeffentliche-Verwaltung/Mindeststandards/TLS-Protokoll/TLS-Protokoll_node.html");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.bsi.bund.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/DE/BSI/Publikationen/TechnischeRichtlinien/TR03116/BSI-TR-03116-4.html");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.bsi.bund.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/DE/BSI/Mindeststandards/Mindeststandard_BSI_TLS_Version_2_4.html");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://web.archive.org/web/20240113175943/https://www.bettercrypto.org");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.enisa.europa.eu/publications/algorithms-key-size-and-parameters-report-2014");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"This routine reports all 'Null' SSL/TLS cipher suites accepted
by a service.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks previous collected cipher suites.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Services supporting 'Null' cipher suites could allow a client
to negotiate an SSL/TLS connection to the host without any encryption of the transferred data.");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"This could allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information
or have other, unspecified impacts.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"All services providing an encrypted communication using 'Null'
SSL/TLS cipher suites.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"The configuration of this services should be changed so that it
does not accept the listed 'Null' cipher suites anymore.
Please see the references for more resources supporting you in this task.");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"Mitigation");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_app");
exit(0);
}
include("ssl_funcs.inc");
include("gb_print_ciphers.inc");
include("host_details.inc");
if( ! port = tls_ssl_get_port() )
exit( 0 );
report = print_cipherlists( port:port, strengths:"null" );
if( report ) {
# nb:
# - Store the reference from this one to gb_ssl_tls_ciphers_report.nasl to show a cross-reference within the
# reports
# - We don't want to use get_app_* functions as we're only interested in the cross-reference here
register_host_detail( name:"detected_by", value:"1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.802067" ); # gb_ssl_tls_ciphers_report.nasl
register_host_detail( name:"detected_at", value:port + "/tcp" );
security_message( port:port, data:report );
exit( 0 );
}
exit( 99 );
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