Scientific Linux Security Update : nss and nspr on SL5.x i386/x86_64 (20140916)

A flaw was found in the way TLS False Start was implemented in NSS. An attacker could use this flaw to potentially return unencrypted information from the server. CVE-2013-1740 A race condition was found in the way NSS implemented session ticket handling as specified by RFC 5077. An attacker coul...

SSL Server Accepts Weak Diffie-Hellman Keys

The remote SSL/TLS server accepts a weak Diffie-Hellman DH public key value. This flaw may aid an attacker in conducting a man-in-the-middle MiTM attack against the remote server since it could enable a forced calculation of a fully predictable Diffie-Hellman secret. By itself, this flaw is not...

Tor: Information disclosure

Background Tor is an implementation of second generation Onion Routing, a connection-oriented anonymizing communication service. Description The Diffie-Hellman implementation of Tor fails to verify the cryptographic strength of keys which are used during handshakes. Impact By setting up a malicio...