Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2016-749)
🗓️ 26 Oct 2016 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AGType
openvas🔗 plugins.openvas.org👁 35 Views
10
# 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.120738");
script_cve_id("CVE-2016-6304");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2016-10-26 12:38:26 +0000 (Wed, 26 Oct 2016)");
script_version("2025-01-23T05:37:39+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-01-23 05:37:39 +0000 (Thu, 23 Jan 2025)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.8");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2022-08-16 13:18:00 +0000 (Tue, 16 Aug 2022)");
script_name("Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2016-749)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Amazon Linux Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/amazon_linux", "ssh/login/release");
script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"ALAS-2016-749");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2016-749.html");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20160922.txt");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20160926.txt");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'openssl' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2016-749 advisory.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"A memory leak flaw was found in the way OpenSSL handled TLS status request extension data during session renegotiation. A remote attacker could cause a TLS server using OpenSSL to consume an excessive amount of memory and, possibly, exit unexpectedly after exhausting all available memory, if it enabled OCSP stapling support.
The OpenSSL Security Advisory [22 Sep 2016] refers to additional CVEs. CVE-2016-6305 does not affect OpenSSL 1.0.1. The remaining CVEs listed will be fixed in a later update.
The OpenSSL Security Advisory [26 Sep 2016] refers to two additional CVEs which do not affect OpenSSL 1.0.1.
(Updated 2016-09-26: Included a reference to the 26 Sep 2016 upstream advisory.)");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'openssl' package(s) on Amazon Linux.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
exit(0);
}
include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");
release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
exit(0);
res = "";
report = "";
if(release == "AMAZON") {
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"openssl", rpm:"openssl~1.0.1k~15.95.amzn1", rls:"AMAZON"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"openssl-debuginfo", rpm:"openssl-debuginfo~1.0.1k~15.95.amzn1", rls:"AMAZON"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"openssl-devel", rpm:"openssl-devel~1.0.1k~15.95.amzn1", rls:"AMAZON"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"openssl-perl", rpm:"openssl-perl~1.0.1k~15.95.amzn1", rls:"AMAZON"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"openssl-static", rpm:"openssl-static~1.0.1k~15.95.amzn1", rls:"AMAZON"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
Data
Build on a solid foundation with Vulners data
We provide the essential building blocks for cybersecurity solutions with comprehensive, structured, and constantly updated vulnerability and exploits data
Api
Power your application with Vulners API
The Vulners REST API offers reliable, high-performance access to vulnerability intelligence, with 99.9% SLA uptime and CDN-backed data delivery for seamless global access
App
Assess and manage vulnerabilities with Vulners tools
Built on top of Vulners' database and SDK, end-user solutions give security professionals and developers lightweight and powerful tools for vulnerability remediation
23 Jan 2025 00:00Current
8.4High risk
Vulners AI Score8.4
CVSS 3.17.5
CVSS 27.8
CVSS 37.5
EPSS0.63029