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OracleVM 3.3 / 3.4 : openssh (OVMSA-2017-0150)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 102908

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Synopsis

The remote OracleVM host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote OracleVM system is missing necessary patches to address critical security updates :

 - Fix for CVE-2016-6210: User enumeration via covert timing channel (#1357442)

Solution

Update the affected openssh / openssh-clients / openssh-server packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?02191c63

http://www.nessus.org/u?7db061dc

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 102908

File Name: oraclevm_OVMSA-2017-0150.nasl

Version: 3.5

Type: local

Published: 9/1/2017

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:vm:openssh, p-cpe:/a:oracle:vm:openssh-clients, p-cpe:/a:oracle:vm:openssh-server, cpe:/o:oracle:vm_server:3.3, cpe:/o:oracle:vm_server:3.4

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/OracleVM/release, Host/OracleVM/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/31/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/13/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-6210