OpenSSL Version Detection

info Nessus Plugin ID 57323

Synopsis

Nessus was able to detect the OpenSSL version.

Description

Nessus was able to extract the OpenSSL version from the web server's banner. Note that security patches in many cases are backported and the displayed version number does not show the patch level. Using it to identify vulnerable software is likely to lead to false detections.

See Also

https://www.openssl.org/

Plugin Details

Severity: Info

ID: 57323

File Name: openssl_version.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: remote

Family: Web Servers

Published: 12/16/2011

Updated: 3/27/2023

Asset Inventory: true

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:openssl:openssl

Reference Information

IAVT: 0001-T-0682