Security Advisory

CVE-2005-2946

CVE vulnerability detail - eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations

Published 2005-09-16 04:00:00
Last updated 2024-08-07 22:53:29
Assigner mitre
CVSS score not scored
State PUBLISHED

Description

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.