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On 04/09/2014 05:06 PM, Joseph wrote: |
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> Is gentoo effected by this new 'Heartbleed' bug? |
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> "The Heartbleed Bug is a serious vulnerability in the popular OpenSSL cryptographic software library...." |
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> http://heartbleed.com/ |
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This topic was discussed in my favorite podcast, http://twit.tv/sn |
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Steve Gibson explained that the heartbeat feature was introduced in openssl to |
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allow *UDP* connections to mimic the 'keepalive' function of the TCP protocol. |
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IIRC Steve didn't explain how UDP bugs can compromise TCP connections. |
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Anyone here really understand the underlying principles? If so, please explain! |
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Thanks. |
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