CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%
The version of OpenSSL installed on the remote host is prior to 0.9.7f. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the 0.9.7f advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application’s self-reported version number.
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(17754);
script_version("1.10");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/06/07");
script_cve_id("CVE-2004-0975");
script_bugtraq_id(11293);
script_name(english:"OpenSSL 0.9.7 < 0.9.7f Vulnerability");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote service is affected by a vulnerability.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of OpenSSL installed on the remote host is prior to 0.9.7f. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as
referenced in the 0.9.7f advisory.
- The der_chop script in the openssl package in Trustix Secure Linux 1.5 through 2.1 and other operating
systems allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files. (CVE-2004-0975)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
# https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git;a=commitdiff;h=5fee606442a6738fd06a756d7076be53b7b7734c
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?cfea7940");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0975");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to OpenSSL version 0.9.7f or later.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"all");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2004-0975");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2004/09/30");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2005/03/22");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2012/01/04");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"combined");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:openssl:openssl");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Web Servers");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2024 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
script_dependencies("openssl_version.nasl", "openssl_nix_installed.nbin", "openssl_win_installed.nbin");
script_require_keys("installed_sw/OpenSSL");
exit(0);
}
include('vcf.inc');
include('vcf_extras_openssl.inc');
var app_info = vcf::combined_get_app_info(app:'OpenSSL');
vcf::check_all_backporting(app_info:app_info);
var constraints = [
{ 'min_version' : '0.9.7', 'fixed_version' : '0.9.7f' }
];
vcf::openssl::check_version_and_report(
app_info:app_info,
constraints:constraints,
severity:SECURITY_NOTE
);