A new security update has been released for Gentoo Linux - OpenSSL: SSL 2.0 protocol rollback. Here the announcement:
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200510-11
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Low
Title: OpenSSL: SSL 2.0 protocol rollback
Date: October 12, 2005
Bugs: #108852
ID: 200510-11
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Synopsis
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When using a specific option, OpenSSL can be forced to fallback to the
less secure SSL 2.0 protocol.
Background
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OpenSSL is a toolkit implementing the Secure Sockets Layer, Transport
Layer Security protocols and a general-purpose cryptography library.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-libs/openssl < 0.9.8-r1 >= 0.9.8-r1
*>= 0.9.7h
*>= 0.9.7g-r1
*>= 0.9.7e-r2
Description
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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.
Impact
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A man-in-the-middle attacker can weaken the encryption used to
communicate between two parties, potentially revealing sensitive
information.
Workaround
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If possible, disable the use of SSL 2.0 in all OpenSSL-enabled
applications.
Resolution
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All OpenSSL users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose dev-libs/openssl
References
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[ 1 ] CAN-2005-2969
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?nameÊN-2005-2969
[ 2 ] OpenSSL security advisory
http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20051011.txt
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200510-11.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
