[COUCHDB-1582] OpenSSL Deprecation of SSLv2

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Critical
• Resolution: Won't Fix
• Affects Version/s: 1.2
• Component/s: Infrastructure

Environment

Ubuntu 12.04 and CouchDB 1.2 - might be ok with 2.0 Beta but not tested.

• Skill Level: New Contributors Level (Easy)
• Assignee: Dave Cottlehuber
• Reporter: Ed Young
• Created: 31/Oct/12 06:21
• Updated: 02/Sep/18 06:41
• Resolved: 02/Sep/18 06:41

Description

/opt/bitnami/common/lib/libcurl.so: undefined reference to `SSLv2_client_method'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make[4]: *** [couchjs] Error 1
make[4]: Leaving directory `/data/couchdb_source/couchdb/src/couchdb/priv'
make[3]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory `/data/couchdb_source/couchdb/src/couchdb'
make[2]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/data/couchdb_source/couchdb/src'
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/data/couchdb_source/couchdb'
make: *** [all] Error 2

Support for SSLv2 was removed as of OpenSSL 1.x.x (RFC 6176) which ships with Ubuntu 12.04.

Potential solutions:

1. Patch installation;
2. Degrade OpenSSL version.