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CVE-2005-2946

The default configuration on OpenSSL before 0.9.8 uses MD5 for creating message digests instead of a more cryptographically strong algorith…

Published 21 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.8%
percentile 58%
Public exploits
0
none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.84% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 58% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.17.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-327 Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm
Technology feeds
OpenSSL (RSS, critical only)

References

  • bugzilla.ubuntu.com /show_bug.cgi?id=13593 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/usn-179-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • cits.rub.de /MD5Collisions/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

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