Vulnerability in OpenSSL
CVE-2005-2969
The SSL/TLS server implementation in OpenSSL 0.9.7 before 0.9.7h and 0.9.8 before 0.9.8a, when using the SSL_OP_MSIE_SSLV2_RSA_PADDING option, disables a verification step that is required for preventing protocol version rollback attacks, which allows remote attackers to force a client and server to use a weaker protocol than needed via a man-in-the-middle attack.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.049 (91.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.049 · newest: 0.049 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- OpenSSL — versions 0.9.7, 0.9.7a, 0.9.7b
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secunia.com/advisories/17259 (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/23915 (third-party-advisory)
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_61_openssl.html (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/26893 (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/17389 (third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3056 (vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2457 (vdb-entry)
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-260.htm
- secunia.com/advisories/17813 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/15071 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2005-2969?
- CVE-2005-2969 is a vulnerability in OpenSSL. Published 2005-10-18.
- Is CVE-2005-2969 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.