Plugin ID | 72 |
Plugin name | OpenSSL SSL/TLS handshake denial of service |
Plugin filename | OpenSSL SSL-TLS handshake denial of service.plugin |
Plugin filesize | 2947 bytes |
Plugin family | HTTP |
Plugin created name | Marc Ruef |
Plugin created email | marc dot ruef at computec dot ch |
Plugin created web | http://www.computec.ch |
Plugin created company | computec.ch |
Plugin created date | 2004/03/22 |
Plugin updated name | Marc Ruef |
Plugin updated email | marc dot ruef at computec dot ch |
Plugin updated web | http://www.computec.ch |
Plugin updated company | computec.ch |
Plugin updated date | 2004/11/13 |
Plugin version | 1.5 |
Plugin changelog | Corrected the plugin structure and added the accuracy values in 1.5 |
Plugin protocol | tcp |
Plugin port | 443 |
Plugin procedure detection | open|send HEAD / HTTP/1.0\n\n|sleep|close|pattern_exists *OpenSSL 0.9.[6-7]* |
Plugin detection accuracy | 80 |
Plugin comment | Check is copied from the Nessus plugin. It is the first SSL plugin and I am not sure if the SSL connection is handled correctly. |
Bug advisory | http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20040317.txt |
Bug affected | OpenSSL 0.9.6c to 0.9.7c; every producs that uses the afftected OpenSSL version is also affected (e.g. Cisco products). |
Bug not affected | OpenSSL newer than 0.9.7c |
Bug vulnerability class | Denial Of Service |
Bug description | There are several bugs in this version of OpenSSL which may allowan attacker to cause a denial of service against the remote host. |
Bug solution | Upgrade to version 0.9.6m (0.9.7d) or newer. |
Bug fixing time | 1 hour |
Bug exploit availability | Yes |
Bug exploit url | http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9899/exploit/ |
Bug remote | Yes |
Bug local | Yes |
Bug severity | High |
Bug popularity | 8 |
Bug simplicity | 7 |
Bug impact | 8 |
Bug risk | 7 |
Bug Nessus risk | Medium |
Bug check tools | Nessus is able to do the same check. |
Source CVE | CAN-2004-0079 |
Source SecurityFocus BID | 9899 |
Source Secunia ID | 11139 |
Source Nessus ID | 12110 |
Source Literature | Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets & Solutions, Stuart McClure, Joel Scambray and George Kurtz, February 25, 2003, 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, ISBN 0072227427 |
Source Misc. | http://www.uniras.gov.uk/vuls/2004/224012/index.htm |