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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-201408-14.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-201408-14.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..596005e30178 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-201408-14.xml @@ -0,0 +1,56 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="201408-14"> + <title>stunnel: Information disclosure</title> + <synopsis>A vulnerability in stunnel might allow remote attackers to gain + access to private key information. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">stunnel</product> + <announced>2014-08-29</announced> + <revised count="1">2014-08-29</revised> + <bug>503506</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-misc/stunnel" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">5.02</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">5.02</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p>The stunnel program is designed to work as an SSL encryption wrapper + between a client and a local or remote server. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p>stunnel does not properly update the state of the pseudo-random + generator after fork-threading which causes subsequent children with the + same process ID to use the same entropy pool. ECDSA and DSA keys, when + not used in deterministic mode (RFC6979), rely on random data for its k + parameter to not leak private key information. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p>A remote attacker may gain access to private key information from ECDSA + or DSA keys. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p>All stunnel users should upgrade to the latest version:</p> + + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/stunnel-5.02" + </code> + + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0016">CVE-2014-0016</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2014-07-06T22:44:37Z"> + BlueKnight + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2014-08-29T18:54:29Z">K_F</metadata> +</glsa> |