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AUSCERT Security Bulletin
ASB-2019.0147
Tenable Nessus Agent updates embedded OpenSSL
17 May 2019
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Tenable Nessus Agent
Operating System: Windows
UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Impact/Access: Access Privileged Data -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2019-1559
Member content until: Sunday, June 16 2019
Reference: ASB-2019.0088
ESB-2019.0799
ESB-2019.0620
OVERVIEW
Tenable has released an update for Nessus Agent to address a
vulnerability in the bundled version of OpenSSL. [1]
IMPACT
Tenable Nessus Agent in versions prior to 7.4.0 contain an older
version of OpenSSL which is affected by CVE-2019-1559. [1]
MITIGATION
Tenable advises updating to Nessus Agent 7.4.0 or later. [1]
REFERENCES
[1] Nessus Agent 7.4.0 Fixes One Third-party Vulnerability
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2019-03
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