CVE-2011-5095

Severity

40%

Complexity

49%

Confidentiality

81%

The Diffie-Hellman key-exchange implementation in OpenSSL 0.9.8, when FIPS mode is enabled, does not properly validate a public parameter, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain the shared secret key by modifying network traffic, a related issue to CVE-2011-1923.

The Diffie-Hellman key-exchange implementation in OpenSSL 0.9.8, when FIPS mode is enabled, does not properly validate a public parameter, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain the shared secret key by modifying network traffic, a related issue to CVE-2011-1923.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 4. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: high. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N).

Overview

First reported 12 years ago

2012-06-20 17:55:00

Last updated 12 years ago

2012-06-21 04:00:00

Affected Software

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.8

0.9.8

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