SB2015010501 - SUSE Linux update for suseRegister
Published: January 5, 2015 Updated: November 8, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015010501
Severity
Critical
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3566)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.The vulnerability exists due to usage of insecure SSLv3 protocol in OpenSSL. A remote attacker can force the current connection between user and server to be downgraded to SSLv3 protocol and then use padding-oracle attack on Cypher-block chaining (CBC) mode to decrypt encrypted communication.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to read encrypted communications in clear text.
Note: The vulnerability is known as POODLE.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.