CVE-2011-4121 (GCVE-0-2011-4121)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-11-26 04:35 – Updated: 2024-08-07 00:01
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Summary
The OpenSSL extension of Ruby (Git trunk) versions after 2011-09-01 up to 2011-11-03 always generated an exponent value of '1' to be used for private RSA key generation. A remote attacker could use this flaw to bypass or corrupt integrity of services, depending on strong private RSA keys generation mechanism.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Other
Assigner
redhat CNA under the redhat root
CNA scorecard B 82/100 over 1088 records in the last 180 days details
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
OpenSSL OpenSSL extension of Ruby (Git trunk) Affected: versions after 2011-09-01 up to 2011-11-03
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