CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
87.3%
The version of OpenSSL installed on the remote host is prior to 1.0.2zd. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the 1.0.2zd advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application’s self-reported version number.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
##
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
##
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(158973);
script_version("1.8");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/06/07");
script_cve_id("CVE-2022-0778");
script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2022-A-0121-S");
script_name(english:"OpenSSL 1.0.2 < 1.0.2zd 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 1.0.2zd. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability
as referenced in the 1.0.2zd advisory.
- The BN_mod_sqrt() function, which computes a modular square root, contains a bug that can cause it to loop
forever for non-prime moduli. Internally this function is used when parsing certificates that contain
elliptic curve public keys in compressed form or explicit elliptic curve parameters with a base point
encoded in compressed form. It is possible to trigger the infinite loop by crafting a certificate that has
invalid explicit curve parameters. Since certificate parsing happens prior to verification of the
certificate signature, any process that parses an externally supplied certificate may thus be subject to a
denial of service attack. The infinite loop can also be reached when parsing crafted private keys as they
can contain explicit elliptic curve parameters. Thus vulnerable situations include: - TLS clients
consuming server certificates - TLS servers consuming client certificates - Hosting providers taking
certificates or private keys from customers - Certificate authorities parsing certification requests from
subscribers - Anything else which parses ASN.1 elliptic curve parameters Also any other applications that
use the BN_mod_sqrt() where the attacker can control the parameter values are vulnerable to this DoS
issue. In the OpenSSL 1.0.2 version the public key is not parsed during initial parsing of the certificate
which makes it slightly harder to trigger the infinite loop. However any operation which requires the
public key from the certificate will trigger the infinite loop. In particular the attacker can use a self-
signed certificate to trigger the loop during verification of the certificate signature. This issue
affects OpenSSL versions 1.0.2, 1.1.1 and 3.0. It was addressed in the releases of 1.1.1n and 3.0.2 on the
15th March 2022. Fixed in OpenSSL 3.0.2 (Affected 3.0.0,3.0.1). Fixed in OpenSSL 1.1.1n (Affected
1.1.1-1.1.1m). Fixed in OpenSSL 1.0.2zd (Affected 1.0.2-1.0.2zc). (CVE-2022-0778)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0778");
# https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git;a=commitdiff;h=380085481c64de749a6dd25cdf0bcf4360b30f83
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?dcd01c29");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20220315.txt");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to OpenSSL version 1.0.2zd or later.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"all");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2022-0778");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2022/03/15");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2022/03/15");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2022/03/16");
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_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Web Servers");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2022-2024 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
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' : '1.0.2', 'fixed_version' : '1.0.2zd' }
];
vcf::openssl::check_version_and_report(
app_info:app_info,
constraints:constraints,
severity:SECURITY_WARNING
);
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
87.3%