OpenSSL Security Advisory – 8 Issues Addressed

OpenSSL suffers from a DTLS segmentation fault in dtls1_get_record, a DTLS memory leak in dtls1_buffer_record, an issue where no-ssl3 configuration sets method to NULL, ECDHE silently downgrades to ECDH [Client], RSA silently downgrades to EXPORT_RSA [Client], DH client certificates accepted without verification [Server], certificate fingerprints can be modified, and bignum squaring may produce incorrect results.

PIN-Based P2P Server

This tool provides a client and a server that performs peer-to-peer file transfer using a shared, trusted PIN. The server is capable of handling simultaneous connections and transfers according to limitation set as command line argument when executing the server daemon. Written for Unix/Linux systems.

OpenSSL Patches Eight Vulnerabilities

Original release date: January 08, 2015

OpenSSL has released updates patching eight vulnerabilities, one of which may allow an attacker to cause a Denial of Service condition.
 
The following updates are available: 

  • OpenSSL 1.0.1k for 1.0.1 users
  • OpenSSL 1.0.0p for 1.0.0 users
  • OpenSSL 0.9.8zd for 0.9.8 users

Users and administrators are encouraged to review the OpenSSL Security Advisory for additional information and apply the necessary updates.
 


This product is provided subject to this Notification and this Privacy & Use policy.

DSA-3123 binutils – security update

Multiple security issues have been found in binutils, a toolbox for
binary file manipulation. These vulnerabilities include multiple memory
safety errors, buffer overflows, use-after-frees and other implementation
errors may lead to the execution of arbitrary code, the bypass of security
restrictions, path traversal attack or denial of service.