OpenSSL 1.1.0e Update: No need to panic #openssl

Published: 2017-02-16
Last Updated: 2017-02-18 01:47:16 UTC
by Johannes Ullrich (Version: 1)
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OpenSSL released an update for OpenSSL 1.1.0. The latest version is now OpenSSL 1.1.0e. OpenSSL 1.0.2 is not affected.

The vulnerability, CVE-2017-3733 can lead to a crash in either clients or servers. In order to trigger the vulnerability, an attacker would first negotiate an SSL connection without the "Encrypt-Then-Mac" extension. Later, the attacker would use the extension during a renegotiation handshake. The vulnerability is rated as "High" by OpenSSL, below the maximum level of "Critical".

I recommend you wait for your respective vendor/Linux distribution to provide an updated OpenSSL library, which should be available shortly if it isn't already available. Not too many systems are using OpenSSL 1.1.0. Many current Linux distribution use the non-vulnerable 1.0.2 branch. So no need to panic.

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Johannes B. Ullrich, Ph.D.
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