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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200806-08.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200806-08.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..d0c5a77a546c --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200806-08.xml @@ -0,0 +1,76 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200806-08"> + <title>OpenSSL: Denial of service</title> + <synopsis> + Two vulnerabilities might allow for a Denial of Service of daemons using + OpenSSL. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">openssl</product> + <announced>2008-06-23</announced> + <revised count="01">2008-06-23</revised> + <bug>223429</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="dev-libs/openssl" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.9.8g-r2</unaffected> + <unaffected range="lt">0.9.8f</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.9.8g-r2</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + OpenSSL is an Open Source toolkit implementing the Secure Sockets Layer + (SSL v2/v3) and Transport Layer Security (TLS v1) as well as a general + purpose cryptography library. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Ossi Herrala and Jukka Taimisto of Codenomicon discovered two + vulnerabilities: + </p> + <ul> + <li> + A double free() call in the TLS server name extension (CVE-2008-0891). + </li> + <li> + The OpenSSL client code does not properly handle servers that omit the + Server Key Exchange message in the TLS handshake (CVE-2008-1672). + </li> + </ul> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could connect to a vulnerable server, or entice a + daemon to connect to a malicious server, causing a Denial of Service of + the daemon in both cases. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All OpenSSL users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/openssl-0.9.8g-r2"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0891">CVE-2008-0891</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1672">CVE-2008-1672</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2008-06-16T22:48:49Z"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2008-06-16T23:22:26Z"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2008-06-16T23:22:36Z"> + rbu + </metadata> +</glsa> |