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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.843225
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3339-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'openvpn' package(s) announced via the USN-3339-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'openvpn' package(s) announced via the USN-3339-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Karthikeyan Bhargavan and Gaetan Leurent discovered that 64-bit block
ciphers are vulnerable to a birthday attack. A remote attacker could
possibly use this issue to recover cleartext data. Fixing this issue
requires a configuration change to switch to a different cipher. This
update adds a warning to the log file when a 64-bit block cipher is in use.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and
Ubuntu 16.10. (CVE-2016-6329)

It was discovered that OpenVPN incorrectly handled rollover of packet ids.
An authenticated remote attacker could use this issue to cause OpenVPN to
crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu
14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.10. (CVE-2017-7479)

Guido Vranken discovered that OpenVPN incorrectly handled certain malformed
IPv6 packets. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause OpenVPN to
crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2017-7508)

Guido Vranken discovered that OpenVPN incorrectly handled an HTTP proxy
with NTLM authentication. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause
OpenVPN clients to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly
expose sensitive memory contents. (CVE-2017-7520)

Guido Vranken discovered that OpenVPN incorrectly handled certain x509
extensions. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause OpenVPN to
crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2017-7521)

Affected Software/OS:
'openvpn' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 16.10, Ubuntu 17.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-6329
1036695
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036695
92631
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92631
GLSA-201611-02
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-02
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas8N1021697
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21991482
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995039
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-556833.pdf
https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/SWEET32
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05369403
https://sweet32.info/
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-7479
BugTraq ID: 98443
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98443
Debian Security Information: DSA-3900 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3900
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038473
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-7508
BugTraq ID: 99230
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99230
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038768
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-7520
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-7521
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2017 Greenbone AG

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