SSL/TLS implementations disclose side channel information via PKCS #1 v1.5 version number extension

Overview SSL/TLS implementations that respond distinctively to an incorrect PKCS 1 v1.5 encoded SSL/TLS version number expose the premaster secret to a modified Bleichenbacher attack. An attacker could decrypt a given SSL/TLS session or forge a signature on behalf of a vulnerable application's...

OpenSSL 0.9.x - CBC Error Information Leakage

OpenSSL 0.9.x - CBC Error Information Leakage source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6884/info A side-channel attack against implementations of SSL exists that, through analysis of the timing of certain operations, can reveal sensitive information to an active adversary. This information leake...