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
======
A man-in-the-middle attacker can weaken the encryption used to
communicate between two parties, potentially revealing sensitive
information.
Workaround
==========
If possible, disable the use of SSL 2.0 in all OpenSSL-enabled
applications.
Resolution
==========
All OpenSSL users should upgrade to the latest version:
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 (at) gentoo (dot) org [email concealed] or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
=======
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.
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200510-11
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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
==========
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
===========
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
======
A man-in-the-middle attacker can weaken the encryption used to
communicate between two parties, potentially revealing sensitive
information.
Workaround
==========
If possible, disable the use of SSL 2.0 in all OpenSSL-enabled
applications.
Resolution
==========
All OpenSSL users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose dev-libs/openssl
References
==========
[ 1 ] CAN-2005-2969
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-2969
[ 2 ] OpenSSL security advisory
http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20051011.txt
Availability
============
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?
=========
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 (at) gentoo (dot) org [email concealed] or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
=======
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
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