CVE-2005-2946

Severity

50%

Complexity

99%

Confidentiality

48%

The default configuration on OpenSSL before 0.9.8 uses MD5 for creating message digests instead of a more cryptographically strong algorithm, which makes it easier for remote attackers to forge certificates with a valid certificate authority signature.

The default configuration on OpenSSL before 0.9.8 uses MD5 for creating message digests instead of a more cryptographically strong algorithm, which makes it easier for remote attackers to forge certificates with a valid certificate authority signature.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N).

Overview

Type

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL

First reported 19 years ago

2005-09-16 22:03:00

Last updated 16 years ago

2009-01-07 05:00:00

Affected Software

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.1c

0.9.1c

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.2b

0.9.2b

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.3

0.9.3

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.3a

0.9.3a

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.4

0.9.4

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.5

0.9.5

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.5 Beta1

0.9.5

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.5 Beta2

0.9.5

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.5a

0.9.5a

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.5a Beta1

0.9.5a

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.5a Beta2

0.9.5a

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.6

0.9.6

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.6 Beta1

0.9.6

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.6 Beta2

0.9.6

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.6 Beta3

0.9.6

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.6a

0.9.6a

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.6a Beta1

0.9.6a

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.6a Beta2

0.9.6a

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.6a Beta3

0.9.6a

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.6b

0.9.6b

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.6c

0.9.6c

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.6d

0.9.6d

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.6e

0.9.6e

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.6f

0.9.6f

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.6g

0.9.6g

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.6h

0.9.6h

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.6i

0.9.6i

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.6j

0.9.6j

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.6k

0.9.6k

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.6l

0.9.6l

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.6m

0.9.6m

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.7

0.9.7

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.7 beta1

0.9.7

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.7 beta2

0.9.7

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.7 beta3

0.9.7

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.7 Beta4

0.9.7

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.7 Beta5

0.9.7

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.7 Beta6

0.9.7

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.7a

0.9.7a

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.7b

0.9.7b

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.7c

0.9.7c

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.7d

0.9.7d

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.7e

0.9.7e

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.7f

0.9.7f

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.7g

0.9.7g

References

http://www.cits.rub.de/MD5Collisions/

USN-179-1

Vendor Advisory

https://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=13593

Vendor Advisory

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