CVE-2005-2969
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
The SSL/TLS server implementation in OpenSSL 0.9.7 before 0.9.7h and 0.9.8 before 0.9.8a, when using the SSL_OP_MSIE_SSLV2_RSA_PADDING option, disables a verification step that is required for preventing protocol version rollback attacks, which allows remote attackers to force a client and server to use a weaker protocol than needed via a man-in-the-middle attack.
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Statement
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.
Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | RHSA-2005:800 | 2005-10-11 |
| Red Hat Satellite 5.1 (RHEL v.4 AS) (rhn-solaris-bootstrap) | RHSA-2008:0629 | 2008-08-13 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | RHSA-2005:800 | 2005-10-11 |
| Red Hat Stronghold 4 | RHSA-2005:882 | 2005-12-19 |
| Red Hat Satellite 5.0 (RHEL v.4 AS) (rhn-solaris-bootstrap) | RHSA-2008:0264 | 2008-05-20 |
| Red Hat Satellite v 4.2 (RHEL v.3 AS) | RHSA-2008:0525 | 2008-06-30 |
| Red Hat Satellite v 4.2 (RHEL v.4 AS) | RHSA-2008:0525 | 2008-06-30 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 | RHSA-2005:800 | 2005-10-11 |
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