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.

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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 trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2005-2969: held from 0.049 to 0.049.

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

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.