Technical Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in Debian, which could be exploited by attackers to disclose sensitive information, cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.

The first issue is caused due to the random number generator in Debian's OpenSSL package being predictable, which could be exploited to guess and compromise cryptographic keys used for signing or authentication purposes.

Two other issues affecting OpenSSL have been fixed. For additional information, see : VUPEN/ADV-2007-2759 - VUPEN/ADV-2007-3487

Affected Products

Debian GNU/Linux etch
Debian GNU/Linux sid

Solution

Debian GNU/Linux etch - Upgrade to openssl version 0.9.8c-4etch3 and regenerate all cryptographic key material
Debian GNU/Linux sid - Upgrade to openssl version 0.9.8g-9 and regenerate all cryptographic key material

References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1507
http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2008/msg00152.html

Credits

Vulnerabilities reported by Luciano Bello.

ChangeLog

2008-05-14 : Initial release

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