Nessus leverages third-party software to help provide underlying functionality. One of the third-party components (OpenSSL) was found to contain vulnerabilities, and an updated version has been made available by the provider.
Out of caution and in line with best practice, Tenable has opted to upgrade OpenSSL to address the potential impact of the issue. Nessus 8.15.4 and Nessus 10.1.2 update OpenSSL to version 1.1.1n to address the identified vulnerability.
Danilo Ramos discovered that zlib incorrectly handled memory when
performing certain deflating operations. An attacker could use this issue
to cause zlib to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly
execute arbitrary code.
It was discovered that Twisted incorrectly filtered HTTP headers when clients
are being redirected to another origin. A remote attacker could use this issue
to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2022-21712)
It was discovered that Twisted incorrectly processed SSH handshake data on
connection establishments. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause
Twisted to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2022-21716)
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Google Chrome, the most severe of which could allow for arbitrary code execution. Google Chrome is a web browser used to access the Internet. Successful exploitation of the most severe of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the browser. Depending on the privileges associated with the application, an attacker could view, change, or delete data. If this application has been configured to have fewer user rights on the system, exploitation of the most severe of these vulnerabilities could have less impact than if it was configured with administrative rights.
Yubico ykneo-openpgp before 1.0.10 has a typo in which an invalid PIN can be used. When first powered up, a signature will be issued even though the PIN has not been validated.
