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Missing Required Cryptographic Step Affecting openssl package, versions <1:1.0.2k-16.el7

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    4.79% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL7-OPENSSL-4899732
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 12 Jun 2018
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Introduced: 12 Jun 2018

CVE-2018-0732 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-325 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 openssl to version 1:1.0.2k-16.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2018:3221.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openssl package and not the openssl package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

During key agreement in a TLS handshake using a DH(E) based ciphersuite a malicious server can send a very large prime value to the client. This will cause the client to spend an unreasonably long period of time generating a key for this prime resulting in a hang until the client has finished. This could be exploited in a Denial Of Service attack. Fixed in OpenSSL 1.1.0i-dev (Affected 1.1.0-1.1.0h). Fixed in OpenSSL 1.0.2p-dev (Affected 1.0.2-1.0.2o).

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CVSS Scores

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NVD

7.5 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    High