metadata/glsa/glsa-201612-53.xml


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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
<glsa id="201612-53">
  <title>CyaSSL: Multiple vulnerabilities</title>
  <synopsis>Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in CyaSSL, the worst of
    which may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code.
  </synopsis>
  <product type="ebuild">cyassl</product>
  <announced>2016-12-31</announced>
  <revised>2016-12-31: 1</revised>
  <bug>507418</bug>
  <access>local, remote</access>
  <affected>
    <package name="net-libs/cyassl" auto="yes" arch="*">
      <vulnerable range="rle">2.9.4</vulnerable>
    </package>
  </affected>
  <background>
    <p>CyaSSL is a small, fast, portable implementation of TLS/SSL for embedded
      devices to the cloud.
    </p>
  </background>
  <description>
    <p>Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in CyaSSL. Please review
      the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
    </p>
  </description>
  <impact type="normal">
    <p>An attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of
      the process, cause a Denial of Service condition, or conduct a
      man-in-the-middle attack.
    </p>
  </impact>
  <workaround>
    <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p>
  </workaround>
  <resolution>
    <p>Upstream has discontinued the software in favor of wolfSSL. Therefore,
      the CyaSSL package has been removed from the Gentoo repository and
      current users are advised to unmerge the package.
    </p>
    
    <code>
      # emerge --unmerge "net-libs/cyassl"
    </code>
  </resolution>
  <references>
    <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-2896">CVE-2014-2896</uri>
    <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-2897">CVE-2014-2897</uri>
    <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-2898">CVE-2014-2898</uri>
    <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-2899">CVE-2014-2899</uri>
    <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-2900">CVE-2014-2900</uri>
  </references>
  <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2016-11-23T15:11:37Z">whissi</metadata>
  <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2016-12-31T14:47:50Z">b-man</metadata>
</glsa>