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GoAhead before 6.1.1 has three TLS bugs in crypto backends

Original title: Three TLS Bugs in GoAhead web server prior to 6.1.1

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Part of a story covered by 6 sourcesGoAhead 6.1.1 fixes TLS flaws; LibreSSL fix is disputedMerged summary & timeline
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A foxio.io write-up covers flaws in GoAhead's OpenSSL, LibreSSL, and Mbed TLS code; the note omits the details.

Alan Coopersmith posted to oss-security on October 27 about TLS bugs in EmbedThis GoAhead before 6.1.1. A foxio.io blog discloses flaws in GoAhead's code for the OpenSSL, LibreSSL, and Mbed TLS backends. The mailing-list text stops before the blog's TLDR and further technical detail.

Unconfirmed: The snippet does not include the blog's description of impact, CVEs, or exploitation status.

Key facts
  • Alan Coopersmith posted the note on October 27.
  • The bugs are in GoAhead code for three TLS backends.
  • GoAhead is an embeddable web server under GPL or a commercial license.
  • The post says versions prior to 6.1.1 are affected.
Security assessment · AI, from the article
ProductAffectedFixed in
EmbedThis GoAheadprior to 6.1.16.1.1
What to do
  1. 1.Upgrade EmbedThis GoAhead to 6.1.1 or later.
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From the original article

Posted by Alan Coopersmith on Oct 27 EmbedThis GoAhead is an embeddable web server available under GPL or https://github. com/embedthis/goahead ). https://foxio.

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