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AUSCERT Security Bulletin
ASB-2010.0060
A vulnerability has been identified in a number of Blue Coat products
25 February 2010
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: SGOS 5
SGOS 4
PacketShaper
ProxyClient
Operating System: Network Appliance
Impact/Access: Provide Misleading Information -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: None
CVE Names: CVE-2009-3555
Member content until: Saturday, March 27 2010
Reference: ASB-2009.1125.2
OVERVIEW
A vulnerability has been identifed in the TLS and SSLv3 implementations
used by Blue Coat products SGOS 5, SGOS 4, PacketShaper and
ProxyClient.
IMPACT
This vulnerability has been described by the vendor as:
"TLS and SSLv3 are vulnerable to a man-in-the-middle attack. This
vulnerability is due to a design flaw in the cipher suite renegotiation
capability of the protocol, not to a particular implementation defect.
The vulnerability allows an attacker to insert his own traffic into the
beginning of the clients application protocol stream." [1]
This vulnerability in the TLS and SSLv3 protocols has been assigned the
following CVE reference number: CVE-2009-3555 [2]
MITIGATION
The vendor has not yet provided a solution to correct this
vulnerability, but has issued the following statement:
"Workarounds are being investigated. This advisory will be updated as
more information becomes available.
Some TLS/SSL implementations such as OpenSSL have provided a temporary
work-around patch which disables renegotiations. This patch will defend
against the vulnerability, but may also prevent legitimate
renegotiations from taking place thereby causing undesirable
connectivity problems. As such, Blue Coat Systems will not be providing
this workaround patch to customers. However, an option to disable
renegotiation may be offered in conjunction with other measures." [1]
REFERENCES
[1] Bluecoat Knowledge Base - Security Advisories February 23, 2010 -
TLS/SSLv3 renegotiation
https://kb.bluecoat.com/index?page=content&id=SA44
[2] CVE - CVE-2009-3555 (under review)
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-3555
AusCERT has made every effort to ensure that the information contained
in this document is accurate. However, the decision to use the information
described is the responsibility of each user or organisation. The decision to
follow or act on information or advice contained in this security bulletin is
the responsibility of each user or organisation, and should be considered in
accordance with your organisation's site policies and procedures. AusCERT
takes no responsibility for consequences which may arise from following or
acting on information or advice contained in this security bulletin.
If you believe that your computer system has been compromised or attacked in
any way, we encourage you to let us know by completing the secure National IT
Incident Reporting Form at:
http://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?it=3192
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