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SSL/TLS: Deprecated SSLv2 and SSLv3 Protocol Detection

🗓️ 08 Apr 2015 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2015 SCHUTZWERK GmbHType 
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SSL/TLS: Deprecated SSLv2 and SSLv3 Protocol Detection. It was possible to detect the usage of the deprecated SSLv2 and/or SSLv3 protocols on this system. The SSLv2 and SSLv3 protocols contain known cryptographic flaws like CVE-2014-3566: Padding Oracle On Downgraded Legacy Encryption (POODLE) and CVE-2016-0800: Decrypting RSA with Obsolete and Weakened eNcryption (DROWN). An attacker might be able to use the known cryptographic flaws to eavesdrop the connection between clients and the service to get access to sensitive data transferred within the secured connection

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015 SCHUTZWERK GmbH
# 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-or-later

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.111012");
  script_version("2026-06-03T07:18:10+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-0800", "CVE-2014-3566");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-06-03 07:18:10 +0000 (Wed, 03 Jun 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2015-04-08 07:00:00 +0200 (Wed, 08 Apr 2015)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.3");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2018-11-30 21:31:00 +0000 (Fri, 30 Nov 2018)");
  script_name("SSL/TLS: Deprecated SSLv2 and SSLv3 Protocol Detection");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2015 SCHUTZWERK GmbH");
  script_family("SSL and TLS");
  script_dependencies("gb_ssl_tls_version_get.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssl_tls/port");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"It was possible to detect the usage of the deprecated SSLv2
  and/or SSLv3 protocol on this system.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks the used SSL protocols of the services provided by this
  system.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The SSLv2 and SSLv3 protocols contain known cryptographic flaws
  like:

  - CVE-2014-3566: Padding Oracle On Downgraded Legacy Encryption (POODLE)

  - CVE-2016-0800: Decrypting RSA with Obsolete and Weakened eNcryption (DROWN)");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"An attacker might be able to use the known cryptographic flaws to
  eavesdrop the connection between clients and the service to get access to sensitive data
  transferred within the secured connection.

  Furthermore newly uncovered vulnerabilities in this protocols won't receive security updates
  anymore.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"All services providing an encrypted communication using the
  SSLv2 and/or SSLv3 protocols.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"It is recommended to disable the deprecated SSLv2 and/or SSLv3
  protocols in favor of the TLSv1.2+ protocols.

  Please see the references for more resources supporting you with this task.");

  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_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://drownattack.com");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.imperialviolet.org/2014/10/14/poodle.html");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_app");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"Mitigation");

  exit(0);
}

include("ssl_funcs.inc");
include("host_details.inc");

tlsReport = "In addition to TLSv1.0+ the service is also providing the deprecated";
sslReport = "The service is only providing the deprecated";
cipherReport = "and supports one or more ciphers." +
" Those supported ciphers can be found in the 'SSL/TLS: Report Supported Cipher Suites' (OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.802067) VT.";

if( ! port = tls_ssl_get_port() )
  exit( 0 );

if( ! ssvs = tls_get_supported_kb_versions( port:port ) )
  exit( 0 );

if( "SSLv2" >< ssvs )
  sslv2 = TRUE;

if( "SSLv3" >< ssvs )
  sslv3 = TRUE;

if( "TLSv1.0" >< ssvs )
  tlsv10 = TRUE;

if( "TLSv1.1" >< ssvs )
  tlsv11 = TRUE;

if( "TLSv1.2" >< ssvs )
  tlsv12 = TRUE;

if( sslv2 || sslv3 ) {
  # nb:
  # - Store the reference from this one to gb_ssl_tls_version_get.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:"1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.105782" ); # gb_ssl_tls_version_get.nasl
  register_host_detail( name:"detected_at", value:port + "/tcp" );
}

if( ! tlsv10 && ! tlsv11 && ! tlsv12 ) {
  if( sslv2 && sslv3 ) {
    security_message( port:port, data:sslReport + " SSLv2 and SSLv3 protocols " + cipherReport );
    exit( 0 );
  } else if( ! sslv2 && sslv3 ) {
    security_message( port:port, data:sslReport + " SSLv3 protocol " + cipherReport );
    exit( 0 );
  } else if( sslv2 && ! sslv3 ) {
    security_message( port:port, data:sslReport + " SSLv2 protocol " + cipherReport );
    exit( 0 );
  }
} else {
  if( sslv2 && sslv3 ) {
    security_message( port:port, data:tlsReport + " SSLv2 and SSLv3 protocols " + cipherReport );
    exit( 0 );
  } else if( ! sslv2 && sslv3 ) {
    security_message( port:port, data:tlsReport + " SSLv3 protocol " + cipherReport );
    exit( 0 );
  } else if( sslv2 && ! sslv3 ) {
    security_message( port:port, data:tlsReport + " SSLv2 protocol " + cipherReport );
    exit( 0 );
  }
}

exit( 99 );

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