| Name | CVE-2014-8627 |
| Description | PolarSSL 1.3.8 does not properly negotiate the signature algorithm to use, which allows remote attackers to conduct downgrade attacks via unspecified vectors. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| polarssl (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 1.3.9-2.1+deb8u4 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| polarssl | source | squeeze | (not affected) | | | |
| polarssl | source | wheezy | (not affected) | | | |
| polarssl | source | (unstable) | 1.3.9-1 | | | |
Notes
[wheezy] - polarssl <not-affected> (Problem introduced in 1.3.8)
[squeeze] - polarssl <not-affected> (Problem introduced in 1.3.8)