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HistoryOct 19, 2005 - 12:57 p.m.

protocol downgrade attack in openssl

2005-10-1912:57:35
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EPSS

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85.7%

The openssl cryptographic libraries have been updated to fix a protocol downgrading attack which allows a man-in-the-middle attacker to force the usage of SSLv2. This happens due to the work-around code of SSL_OP_MSIE_SSLV2_RSA_PADDING which is included in SSL_OP_ALL (which is commonly used in applications). (CAN-2005-2969)

Solution

Please install the updated packages. A work-around would be to disable SSL v2 support in the applications.