Sun Solaris 10 OpenSSL SSL_OP_MSIE_SSLV2_RSA_PADDING unknown vulnerability

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Sun Solaris 10 (Operating System). This affects the function SSL_OP_MSIE_SSLV2_RSA_PADDING of the component OpenSSL. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The SSL/TLS server implementation in OpenSSL 0.9.7 before 0.9.7h and 0.9.8 before 0.9.8a, when using the SSL_OP_MSIE_SSLV2_RSA_PADDING option, disables a verification step that is required for preventing protocol version rollback attacks, which allows remote attackers to force a client and server to use a weaker protocol than needed via a man-in-the-middle attack.

The bug was discovered 10/11/2005. The weakness was presented 10/13/2005 by Yutaka Oiwa with AIST (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at sunsolve.sun.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-2969 since 09/19/2005. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20031 (GLSA-200510-11 : OpenSSL: SSL 2.0 protocol rollback), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 185030 (HP-UX Running OpenSSL Multiple Vulnerabilities (HPSBUX02174)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at sunsolve.sun.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (35287) and Tenable (20031). Further details are available at openssl.org. See 1786, 1858, 1857 and 1861 for similar entries.

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Nessus ID: 20031
Nessus Name: GLSA-200510-11 : OpenSSL: SSL 2.0 protocol rollback
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OpenVAS ID: 55751
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 875-1 (openssl094)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: sunsolve.sun.com

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09/19/2005 🔍
10/11/2005 +22 days 🔍
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10/13/2005 +2 days 🔍
10/17/2005 +4 days 🔍
10/18/2005 +1 days 🔍
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10/27/2005 +8 days 🔍
07/06/2007 +617 days 🔍
09/26/2007 +82 days 🔍
07/04/2019 +4299 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: sunsolve.sun.com⛔
Researcher: Yutaka Oiwa
Organization: AIST
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-2969 (🔍)
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X-Force: 35287 - Hitachi JP1/HiCommand Series security bypass, Medium Risk
SecurityTracker: 1015032
SecurityFocus: 24799 - JP1/HiCommand Series Products OpenSSL Insecure Protocol Negotiation Weakness
Secunia: 26893 - rPath update for openssl, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 19919 - OpenSSL SSL/TLS SSL_OP_MSIE_SSLV2_RSA_PADDING version rollback
Vupen: ADV-2007-2457

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/17/2005 11:54
Updated: 07/04/2019 17:33
Changes: 10/17/2005 11:54 (99), 07/04/2019 17:33 (3)
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