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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200710-30.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200710-30.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..88b49f8b --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200710-30.xml @@ -0,0 +1,69 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200710-30"> + <title>OpenSSL: Remote execution of arbitrary code</title> + <synopsis> + OpenSSL contains a vulnerability allowing execution of arbitrary code or a + Denial of Service. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">openssl</product> + <announced>October 27, 2007</announced> + <revised>October 30, 2007: 03</revised> + <bug>195634</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="dev-libs/openssl" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.9.8f</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.9.8f</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> + Andy Polyakov reported a vulnerability in the OpenSSL toolkit, that is + caused due to an unspecified off-by-one error within the DTLS + implementation. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p> + A remote attacker could exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code or + cause a Denial of Service. Only clients and servers explicitly using + DTLS are affected, systems using SSL and TLS are not. + </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-0.9.8f"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-4995">CVE-2007-4995</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Tue, 16 Oct 2007 17:07:11 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Tue, 16 Oct 2007 17:07:40 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:06:07 +0000"> + keytoaster + </metadata> +</glsa> |