CVE-2005-2946
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2005-09-16 04:00
Modified
2024-08-07 22:53
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
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.cits.rub.de/MD5Collisions/Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-179-1Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=13593Broken Link, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
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