Summary
The remote host is missing an update to the system as announced in the referenced advisory FreeBSD-SA-09:02.openssl.asc
Solution
Upgrade your system to the appropriate stable release or security branch dated after the correction date
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=FreeBSD-SA-09:02.openssl.asc
Insight
FreeBSD includes software from the OpenSSL Project. The OpenSSL Project is a collaborative effort to develop a robust, commercial-grade, full-featured Open Source toolkit implementing the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL v2/v3) and Transport Layer Security (TLS v1) protocols as well as a full-strength general purpose cryptography library.
The EVP_VerifyFinal() function from OpenSSL is used to determine if a digital signature is valid. The SSL layer in OpenSSL uses EVP_VerifyFinal(), which in several places checks the return value incorrectly and treats verification errors as a good signature. This is only a problem for DSA and ECDSA keys.
Severity
Classification
-
CVE CVE-2008-5077 -
CVSS Base Score: 5.8
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Related Vulnerabilities