http://openssl.6102.n7.nabble.com/upgrade-to-1-0-1r-breaks-script-that-worked-for-years-Config-issue-td63985.html This is real, and I've confirmed upgrading to 1.0.2g fixes the issue. Bug 575548 may render this bug obsolete though, so close if that's the case.
The older versions will be removed due to security issues *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 575548 ***