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SUSE: Security Advisory for OpenVPN (SUSE-SU-2014:1605-1)

🗓️ 13 Oct 2015 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2015 Greenbone AGType 
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The remote host is missing an update for the 'OpenVPN' package(s) announced via the referenced advisory. This update fixes a critical denial of service vulnerability in OpenVPN servers that can be triggered by authenticated attackers. Also an incompatibility with OpenVPN and OpenSSL in FIPS mode has been fixed

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.850808");
  script_version("2026-04-24T06:23:04+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-24 06:23:04 +0000 (Fri, 24 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2015-10-13 18:35:01 +0530 (Tue, 13 Oct 2015)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2014-8104");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.8");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
  script_name("SUSE: Security Advisory for OpenVPN (SUSE-SU-2014:1605-1)");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'OpenVPN'
  package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.");

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

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"This update fixes a critical denial of service vulnerability in OpenVPN:

  * CVE-2014-8104: Critical denial of service vulnerability in OpenVPN
  servers that can be triggered by authenticated attackers.

  Also an incompatibility with OpenVPN and OpenSSL in FIPS mode has been
  fixed. (bnc#895882)");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"OpenVPN on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");
  script_xref(name:"SUSE-SU", value:"2014:1605-1");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2015 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("SuSE Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/suse", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=SLES11\.0SP3");
  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");

release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";
report = "";

if(release == "SLES11.0SP3") {
  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"openvpn", rpm:"openvpn~2.0.9~143.44.1", rls:"SLES11.0SP3"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"openvpn-auth-pam-plugin", rpm:"openvpn-auth-pam-plugin~2.0.9~143.44.1", rls:"SLES11.0SP3"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

exit(0);

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