A vulnerability in OpenSSL might allow remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service condition.
Package | dev-libs/openssl on all architectures |
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Affected versions | < 1.0.2o-r6 |
Unaffected versions | >= 1.0.2o-r6 |
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.
It was discovered that OpenSSL allow malicious servers to send very large primes to a client during DH(E) based TLS handshakes.
A remote attacker, by sending large prime to client during DH(E) TLS handshake, could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All OpenSSL users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/openssl-1.0.2o-r6"
Release date
November 09, 2018
Latest revision
November 09, 2018: 1
Severity
normal
Exploitable
remote
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