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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.66746
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu USN-884-1 (openssl)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:
The remote host is missing an update to openssl
announced via advisory USN-884-1.

Details follow:

It was discovered that OpenSSL did not correctly free unused memory in
certain situations. A remote attacker could trigger this flaw in services
that used SSL, causing the service to use all available system memory,
leading to a denial of service.

Solution:
The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the
following package versions:

Ubuntu 6.06 LTS:
libssl0.9.8 0.9.8a-7ubuntu0.11

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS:
libssl0.9.8 0.9.8g-4ubuntu3.9

Ubuntu 8.10:
libssl0.9.8 0.9.8g-10.1ubuntu2.6

Ubuntu 9.04:
libssl0.9.8 0.9.8g-15ubuntu3.4

Ubuntu 9.10:
libssl0.9.8 0.9.8g-16ubuntu3.1

After a standard system upgrade you need to restart any applications
using OpenSSL, especially Apache, to effect the necessary changes.

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-884-1

Risk factor : Medium

CVSS Score:
5.0

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-4355
Debian Security Information: DSA-1970 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1970
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-April/039561.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-April/038587.html
HPdes Security Advisory: HPSBUX02517
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127128920008563&w=2
HPdes Security Advisory: SSRT100058
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:022
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/13/3
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11260
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12168
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6678
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2010:0095
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/38175
http://secunia.com/advisories/38181
http://secunia.com/advisories/38200
http://secunia.com/advisories/38761
http://secunia.com/advisories/39461
http://secunia.com/advisories/42724
http://secunia.com/advisories/42733
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2010&m=slackware-security.663049
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SA:2010:008 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00009.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-884-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0124
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0839
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0916
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