hi guys, what about openssh, does it have some problem with this
vulnerability?


2014-04-10 22:35 GMT-03:00 Viktor Dukhovni <openssl-us...@dukhovni.org>:

> On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 06:16:33PM -0700, Wim Lewis wrote:
>
> > But if you're using TLS at all, then presumably this is because
> > the TCPIP network over which TLS is running is potentially insecure
> > in some way (e.g., it's the open internet); an attacker with the
> > ability to send packets on that layer could start making TLS
> > connections and extracting data even with no knowledge of your
> > proprietary protocol. If you are in a situation where you are only
> > concerned about purely passive eavesdroppers on that connection,
> > though, then I believe you are safe.
>
> Lack of concern for MiTM attacks is quite different from lack of
> concern about possible connections to the server from malicious
> clients that are not in the middle of protected connections.
>
> Even using SSL only against passive attacks on legitimate connections,
> one has to take care of security issues that can be exploited by
> hostile clients.  It is very unlikely that the OP can this one out.
>
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