Executive Summary

Summary
Title CyaSSL: Multiple vulnerabilities
Informations
Name GLSA-201612-53 First vendor Publication 2016-12-31
Vendor Gentoo Last vendor Modification 2016-12-31
Severity (Vendor) N/A Revision N/A

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Cvss Base Score 5.8 Attack Range Network
Cvss Impact Score 4.9 Attack Complexity Medium
Cvss Expoit Score 8.6 Authentication None Required
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Detail

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in CyaSSL, the worst of which may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Background

CyaSSL is a small, fast, portable implementation of TLS/SSL for embedded devices to the cloud.

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in CyaSSL. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

An attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, cause a Denial of Service condition, or conduct a man-in-the-middle attack.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

Upstream has discontinued the software in favor of wolfSSL. Therefore, the CyaSSL package has been removed from the Gentoo repository and current users are advised to unmerge the package.
# emerge --unmerge "net-libs/cyassl"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2014-2896 : http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-2896
[ 2 ] CVE-2014-2897 : http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-2897
[ 3 ] CVE-2014-2898 : http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-2898
[ 4 ] CVE-2014-2899 : http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-2899
[ 5 ] CVE-2014-2900 : http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-2900

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-53

Original Source

Url : http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201612-53.xml

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
50 % CWE-310 Cryptographic Issues
50 % CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 44

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2017-01-03 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-201612-53.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Alert History

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Date Informations
2017-01-04 13:23:10
  • Multiple Updates
2016-12-31 17:23:16
  • First insertion