OpenSSL vulnerabilities issue

  • abhishek
    Likes 0

    Problem Description

    hi sonar systems,
    i have been working for some time on cocos2d-x but i am not that familiar with android and stuff that happens in android since i am new to android as such.
    i got an email from google that reads as follows: 


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    We wanted to let you know that your app(s) listed below statically link against a version of OpenSSL that has multiple security vulnerabilities for users. Please migrate your app(s) to an updated version of OpenSSL within 60 days of this notification. Beginning 7/7/15, Google Play will block publishing of any new apps and updates that use older, unsupported versions of OpenSSL (see below for details).

    REASON FOR WARNING: Violation of the dangerous products provision of the Content Policy and section 4.4 of the Developer Distribution Agreement.

    The vulnerabilities were fixed in OpenSSL versions beginning with 1.0.1h, 1.0.0m, and 0.9.8za. To confirm your OpenSSL version, you can do a grep via: $ unzip -p YourApp.apk | strings | grep "OpenSSL"

    For more information about the vulnerability, please see this OpenSSL Security Advisory. To confirm that you’ve upgraded correctly, upload the updated version of the app(s) to the Developer Console and check back after five hours. For other technical questions about managing OpenSSL, please see https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/mailing.openssl.users.

    In 60 days, we will not accept app updates containing the vulnerabilities. In addition, we will reject new apps containing the vulnerabilities.

    Note: while the issues may not affect every app that uses OpenSSL versions prior to 1.0.1h, 1.0.0m, or 0.9.8za, developers should stay up to date on all security patches. Even if you think that specific issues may not be relevant, it's good practice to update any libraries in your app that have known issues. Please take this time to update apps that have out-of-date dependent libraries or other vulnerabilities.
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


    i am not sure how i should solve this problem.
    do i have to update both xcode and cocos2d-x or is there another way to solve this problem?
    i am currently using XCODE 5.1.1 and COCOS2D-X 3.0

    please do help me out
    thanks


  • Sonar Systems admin
    Likes 0

    Are you using any external frameworks with your game or connecting to the internet in any form?

Login to reply