On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 12:30:10PM +0200, r rubin wrote:

> Thank you Victor for the detailed answer. I still don't understand: Does the
> vulnerability affect TLS *cliens*?
> 
> > In the vulnerability detail, it is mentioned that:
> > - Any OpenSSL based TLS *server* is vulnerable".
> > Does this mean that OpenSSL-based TLS *client* applications aren't
> > vulnerable at all?
> 
> > Sorry if this is an obvious question, but as a very OpenSSL beginner I
> > can't count on my own knowledge...
> 
> The problem code was in ssl_parse_clienthello_tlsext().

Sorry, I thought this was clear. Since the problem code is in parsing
the client hello (this is only done by servers), there is no problem on
the client side.

-- 
        Viktor.
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