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OpenSSL: DoS Vulnerability (CVE-2012-1165) - Linux

🗓️ 01 Sep 2021 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone Networks GmbHType 
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OpenSSL: DoS Vulnerability (CVE-2012-1165) - Linux. Denial of service vulnerability in OpenSSL before versions 0.9.8u and 1.x before 1.0.0h due to the mime_param_cmp function in crypto/asn1/asn_mime.c

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# Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone Networks GmbH
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CPE = "cpe:/a:openssl:openssl";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.117624");
  script_version("2021-09-01T09:38:54+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2021-09-01 09:38:54 +0000 (Wed, 01 Sep 2021)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2021-09-01 09:25:07 +0000 (Wed, 01 Sep 2021)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2012-1165");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner_unreliable");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  script_name("OpenSSL: DoS Vulnerability (CVE-2012-1165) - Linux");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);

  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
  script_family("Denial of Service");
  script_dependencies("gb_openssl_consolidation.nasl", "os_detection.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("openssl/detected", "Host/runs_unixoide");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"OpenSSL is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The mime_param_cmp function in crypto/asn1/asn_mime.c allows
  remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via
  a crafted S/MIME message, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-7250.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"OpenSSL before 0.9.8u and 1.x before 1.0.0h.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 0.9.8u, 1.0.0h or later.");

  exit(0);
}

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

if (isnull(port = get_app_port(cpe: CPE)))
  exit(0);

if (!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe: CPE, port: port, exit_no_version: TRUE))
  exit(0);

version = infos["version"];
location = infos["location"];

if (version_is_less_equal(version: version, test_version: "0.9.8t")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "0.9.8u", install_path: location);
  security_message(port: port, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

if (version_in_range(version: version, test_version: "1.0.0", test_version2: "1.0.0g")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "1.0.0h", install_path: location);
  security_message(port: port, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);

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01 Sep 2021 00:00Current
8.4High risk
Vulners AI Score8.4
CVSS 25
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