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Debian Security Advisory DSA 3488-1 (libssh - security update)

🗓️ 08 Mar 2016 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (c) 2016 Greenbone Networks GmbH http://greenbone.netType 
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Debian Security Advisory DSA 3488-1 (libssh - security update) Aflaw in libssh could allow eavesdroppers to decrypt or intercept SSH sessions

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# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $Id: deb_3488.nasl 6608 2017-07-07 12:05:05Z cfischer $
# Auto-generated from advisory DSA 3488-1 using nvtgen 1.0
# Script version: 1.0
#
# Author:
# Greenbone Networks
#
# Copyright:
# Copyright (c) 2016 Greenbone Networks GmbH http://greenbone.net
# Text descriptions are largely excerpted from the referenced
# advisory, and are Copyright (c) the respective author(s)
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
# as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
# of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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#


if(description)
{
    script_id(703488);
    script_version("$Revision: 6608 $");
    script_cve_id("CVE-2014-8132", "CVE-2015-3146", "CVE-2016-0739");
    script_name("Debian Security Advisory DSA 3488-1 (libssh - security update)");
    script_tag(name: "last_modification", value: "$Date: 2017-07-07 14:05:05 +0200 (Fri, 07 Jul 2017) $");
    script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2016-03-08 12:37:45 +0530 (Tue, 08 Mar 2016)");
    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_tag(name: "solution_type", value: "VendorFix");
    script_tag(name: "qod_type", value: "package");

    script_xref(name: "URL", value: "http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3488.html");


    script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);

    script_copyright("Copyright (c) 2016 Greenbone Networks GmbH http://greenbone.net");
    script_family("Debian Local Security Checks");
    script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
    script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/debian_linux", "ssh/login/packages");
    script_tag(name: "affected",  value: "libssh on Debian Linux");
        script_tag(name: "insight",   value: "The ssh library was designed to be used by programmers needing a working
SSH implementation by the mean of a library.");
    script_tag(name: "solution",  value: "For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.5.4-1+deb7u3. This update also includes fixes for
CVE-2014-8132 and CVE-2015-3146 
,
which were previously scheduled for the next wheezy point release.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.6.3-4+deb8u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your libssh packages.");
    script_tag(name: "summary",   value: "Aris Adamantiadis discovered that libssh, a tiny C SSH library,
incorrectly generated a short ephemeral secret for the
diffie-hellman-group1 and diffie-hellman-group14 key exchange methods.
The resulting secret is 128 bits long, instead of the recommended sizes
of 1024 and 2048 bits respectively. This flaw could allow an
eavesdropper with enough resources to decrypt or intercept SSH sessions.");
    script_tag(name: "vuldetect", value: "This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.");

    exit(0);
}

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

res = "";
report = "";
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libssh-4", ver:"0.5.4-1+deb7u3", rls_regex:"DEB7.[0-9]+")) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libssh-dbg", ver:"0.5.4-1+deb7u3", rls_regex:"DEB7.[0-9]+")) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libssh-dev", ver:"0.5.4-1+deb7u3", rls_regex:"DEB7.[0-9]+")) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libssh-doc", ver:"0.5.4-1+deb7u3", rls_regex:"DEB7.[0-9]+")) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libssh-4", ver:"0.6.3-4+deb8u2", rls_regex:"DEB8.[0-9]+")) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libssh-dbg", ver:"0.6.3-4+deb8u2", rls_regex:"DEB8.[0-9]+")) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libssh-dev", ver:"0.6.3-4+deb8u2", rls_regex:"DEB8.[0-9]+")) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libssh-doc", ver:"0.6.3-4+deb8u2", rls_regex:"DEB8.[0-9]+")) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libssh-gcrypt-4", ver:"0.6.3-4+deb8u2", rls_regex:"DEB8.[0-9]+")) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libssh-gcrypt-dev", ver:"0.6.3-4+deb8u2", rls_regex:"DEB8.[0-9]+")) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}

if (report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
} else if (__pkg_match) {
    exit(99); # Not vulnerable.
}

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07 Jul 2017 00:00Current
6.2Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.2
EPSS0.03777
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