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.

EPSS: 0.049 (91.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Openssl — versions 0.9.7, 0.9.7a, 0.9.7b
  • N/a — versions n/a

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.