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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200510-11.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200510-11.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..070e070a6395 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200510-11.xml @@ -0,0 +1,71 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200510-11"> + <title>OpenSSL: SSL 2.0 protocol rollback</title> + <synopsis> + When using a specific option, OpenSSL can be forced to fallback to the less + secure SSL 2.0 protocol. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">OpenSSL</product> + <announced>October 12, 2005</announced> + <revised>November 07, 2005: 02</revised> + <bug>108852</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="dev-libs/openssl" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.9.7h</unaffected> + <unaffected range="rge">0.9.7g-r1</unaffected> + <unaffected range="rge">0.9.7e-r2</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.9.7h</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + OpenSSL is a toolkit implementing the Secure Sockets Layer, Transport + Layer Security protocols and a general-purpose cryptography library. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Applications setting the SSL_OP_MSIE_SSLV2_RSA_PADDING option (or the + SSL_OP_ALL option, that implies it) can be forced by a third-party to + fallback to the less secure SSL 2.0 protocol, even if both parties + support the more secure SSL 3.0 or TLS 1.0 protocols. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="low"> + <p> + A man-in-the-middle attacker can weaken the encryption used to + communicate between two parties, potentially revealing sensitive + information. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + If possible, disable the use of SSL 2.0 in all OpenSSL-enabled + applications. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All OpenSSL users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose dev-libs/openssl</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-2969">CAN-2005-2969</uri> + <uri link="http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20051011.txt ">OpenSSL security advisory</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Tue, 11 Oct 2005 07:50:27 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Tue, 11 Oct 2005 08:03:33 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Wed, 12 Oct 2005 07:47:42 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> +</glsa> |