On April 7th, 2014, there was a bug found in the popular OpenSSL open source library many L.A.M.P. stack developers use in their projects. Dirigo clients need not be concerned with the Heartbleed Bug because we are not a big user of the SSL library/code. Only a single non-core Dirigo system (not consumer facing and back-end) is impacted by this vulnerability. The Heartbleed bug allows anyone on the Internet to read the memory of the systems protected by the vulnerable versions of the OpenSSL software. This compromises the secret keys used to identify the service providers and to encrypt the traffic, the names and passwords of the users and the actual content. This allows attackers to eavesdrop on communications, steal data directly from the services and users and to impersonate services and users. The entire I.T./software development universe is deeply concerned about this bug. Given the general security risks in this bug, it is highly recommended to upgrade any software/applications that use OpenSSL, at your earliest convenience.
Posted on: Wed, 09 Apr 2014 20:37:49 +0000
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