fkie_cve-2005-2946
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2005-09-16 22:03
Modified
2025-04-03 01:03
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
| ▶ | URL | Tags | |
|---|---|---|---|
| cve@mitre.org | http://www.cits.rub.de/MD5Collisions/ | Broken Link | |
| cve@mitre.org | http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-179-1 | Vendor Advisory | |
| cve@mitre.org | https://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=13593 | Broken Link, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory | |
| af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | http://www.cits.rub.de/MD5Collisions/ | Broken Link | |
| af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-179-1 | Vendor Advisory | |
| af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | https://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=13593 | Broken Link, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory |
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| openssl | openssl | * | |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 4.10 | |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 5.04 |
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"lastModified": "2025-04-03T01:03:51.193",
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"comment": "Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug:\nhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=169803\n\nThe Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw. More information regarding issue severity can be found here:\nhttp://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/\n",
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Nomenclature
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