1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-534-1

USN-534-1: OpenSSL vulnerability

Publication date

22 October 2007

Overview

OpenSSL vulnerability

Releases

Packages

Details

Andy Polyakov discovered that the DTLS implementation in OpenSSL
was vulnerable. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted
connection request to services using DTLS and execute arbitrary code
with the service’s privileges. There are no known Ubuntu applications
that are currently using DTLS.

Andy Polyakov discovered that the DTLS implementation in OpenSSL
was vulnerable. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted
connection request to services using DTLS and execute arbitrary code
with the service’s privileges. There are no known Ubuntu applications
that are currently using DTLS.

Update instructions

After a standard system upgrade you need to reboot your computer to effect the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
7.10 gutsy libssl0.9.8 –  0.9.8e-5ubuntu3.1
7.04 feisty libssl0.9.8 –  0.9.8c-4ubuntu0.2
6.10 edgy libssl0.9.8 –  0.9.8b-2ubuntu2.2
6.06 dapper libssl0.9.8 –  0.9.8a-7ubuntu0.5

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