rPSA-2011-0013-1 openssl openssl-scripts

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rPath Security Advisory: 2011-0013-1
Published: 2011-04-11
Products:
    rPath Appliance Platform Linux Service 1
    rPath Appliance Platform Linux Service 2
    rPath Linux 1
    rPath Linux 2

Rating: Major
Exposure Level Classification:
    Remote System User Deterministic Denial of Service
Updated Versions:
    openssl=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/0.9.7f-10.20-1
    openssl=conary.rpath.com@rpl:2/0.9.8g-7.7-1
    openssl-scripts=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/0.9.7f-10.13-1
    openssl-scripts=conary.rpath.com@rpl:2/0.9.8g-7.7-1

rPath Issue Tracking System:
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-3262

References:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-3245
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-4180

Description:
    Previous versions of openssl, when
    SSL_OP_NETSCAPE_REUSE_CIPHER_CHANGE_BUG was enabled, were
    vulnerable to a ciphersuite downgrade attack, which could lead to
    a remote attacker to potentially forcing a client to use a weaker
    cipher.
    
    Additinally, previous versions of openssl did not check for a NULL
    return value from the bn_wexpand function, which could lead to a
    remote denial of service.

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2011-0013

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