Important: openssl098e

Issue Overview:

A denial of service flaw was found in the way OpenSSL handled SSLv2 handshake messages. A remote attacker could use this flaw to cause a TLS/SSL server using OpenSSL to exit on a failed assertion if it had both the SSLv2 protocol and EXPORT-grade cipher suites enabled. (CVE-2015-0293)

It was discovered that the SSLv2 servers using OpenSSL accepted SSLv2 connection handshakes that indicated non-zero clear key length for non-export cipher suites. An attacker could use this flaw to decrypt recorded SSLv2 sessions with the server by using it as a decryption oracle. (CVE-2016-0703)

It was discovered that the SSLv2 protocol implementation in OpenSSL did not properly implement the Bleichenbacher protection for export cipher suites. An attacker could use a SSLv2 server using OpenSSL as a Bleichenbacher oracle. (CVE-2016-0704)

A padding oracle flaw was found in the Secure Sockets Layer version 2.0 (SSLv2) protocol. An attacker can potentially use this flaw to decrypt RSA-encrypted cipher text from a connection using a newer SSL/TLS protocol version, allowing them to decrypt such connections. This cross-protocol attack is publicly referred to as DROWN. (CVE-2016-0800)

A flaw was found in the way malicious SSLv2 clients could negotiate SSLv2 ciphers that have been disabled on the server. This could result in weak SSLv2 ciphers being used for SSLv2 connections, making them vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks. (CVE-2015-3197)

Affected Packages:

openssl098e

Issue Correction:
Run yum update openssl098e to update your system.

New Packages:

i686:  
    openssl098e-0.9.8e-29.19.amzn1.i686  
    openssl098e-debuginfo-0.9.8e-29.19.amzn1.i686  
  
src:  
    openssl098e-0.9.8e-29.19.amzn1.src  
  
x86_64:  
    openssl098e-0.9.8e-29.19.amzn1.x86_64  
    openssl098e-debuginfo-0.9.8e-29.19.amzn1.x86_64  

Additional References

Red Hat: CVE-2015-0293, CVE-2015-3197, CVE-2016-0703, CVE-2016-0704, CVE-2016-0800

Mitre: CVE-2015-0293, CVE-2015-3197, CVE-2016-0703, CVE-2016-0704, CVE-2016-0800