CVE-2005-2946 — Vulnetix

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CVE-2005-2946 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.5 HIGH

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.

EPSS 0.19% · 40.7th percentile

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1

7.5

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

EPSS Score

0.19%

40.7th percentile

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
canonical	ubuntu_linux	4.10, 5.04
openssl	openssl	0
n/a	n/a	n/a

Timeline

Sep 16, 2005 CVE Published
Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
Mar 28, 2022 EPSS Score
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May 19, 2023 EPSS Score

References

https://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=13593 url
USN-179-1 vendor-advisory
http://www.cits.rub.de/MD5Collisions/ url
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2946 advisory
http://www.cits.rub.de/MD5Collisions url

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