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Re: [cobalt-security] Bug-Travel



Hi Bruce,

> Also, when I restart Apache after installing the OpenSSL RPMS, it
> still shows "...OpenSSL/0.9.6b..." in the signature string. I don't
> know if this is dynamic or compiled in someplace...

The reference "OpenSSL/0.9.6b" in the Apache banner is because Mod_SSL 
(/usr/lib/apache/libssl.so) is compiled against OpenSSL/0.9.6b. 

To verify this you can run the following command from the command line:

strings /usr/lib/apache/libssl.so|grep OpenSSL

To upgrade the SSL version which Apache uses you'd need to recompile Mod_SSL 
against a newer OpenSSL. This can be done without recompiling Apache due to 
its modular architecture, however, you need to have the Apache-1.3.20 sources 
handy (from the old SRPM on the Cobalt FTP site, for instance).

I did that once with my free Mod_SSL upgrade PKG when Slapper & Scalper 
surfaced and before Sun Cobalt had the Apache patch ready.

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With best regards,

Michael Stauber