Vulnerability in Ietf Md5
CVE-2004-2761
The MD5 Message-Digest Algorithm is not collision resistant, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to conduct spoofing attacks, as demonstrated by attacks on the use of MD5 in the signature algorithm of an X.509 certificate.
Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)
EPSS: 0.099 (95.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Ietf Md5
- Ietf X.509_certificate
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT-VN, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SREASON, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2004-2761?
- CVE-2004-2761 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ietf Md5, classified under Cryptographic Issues. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2009-01-05.
- How severe is CVE-2004-2761?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2004-2761 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.