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RSA BSAFE SSL-C Multiple Vulnerabilities


Secunia ID

SA50601

CVE-ID

CVE-2011-3389, CVE-2012-2110, CVE-2012-2131

Release Date

12 Sep 2012

Criticality

Highly Critical

Solution Status

Vendor Patch

Software

RSA BSAFE

Where

From remote

Impact
System access

This covers vulnerabilities where malicious people are able to gain system access and execute arbitrary code with the privileges of a local user.

Exposure of sensitive information

Vulnerabilities where documents or credentials are leaked or can be revealed either locally or from remote.

Hijacking

This covers vulnerabilities where a user session or a communication channel can be taken over by other users or remote attackers.

Description

EMC has acknowledged a weakness and a vulnerability in RSA BSAFE, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose sensitive information, hijack a user's session, and potentially compromise an application using the library.

For more information:
SA47944
SA48847

The weakness and the vulnerability are reported in RSA BSAFE SSL-C versions prior to 2.8.6.

Solution

Update to RSA BSAFE SSL-C version 2.8.6.

Original Advisory

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-09/att-0046/ESA-2012-029.txt