CVE-2011-5095

Published Jun 20, 2012

Last updated 13 years ago

Overview

Description: The Diffie-Hellman key-exchange implementation in OpenSSL 0.9.8, when FIPS mode is enabled, does not properly validate a public parameter, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain the shared secret key by modifying network traffic, a related issue to CVE-2011-1923.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Analyzed

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 4
Impact score: 4.9
Exploitability score: 4.9
Vector string: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-310

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "8A4E446D-B9D3-45F2-9722-B41FA14A6C31"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References