Vulnerability in Openssl

CVE-2011-1945

The elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) subsystem in OpenSSL 1.0.0d and earlier, when the Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA) is used for the ECDHE_ECDSA cipher suite, does not properly implement curves over binary fields, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to determine private keys via a timing attack and a lattice calculation.

Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)

EPSS: 0.034 (87.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Openssl — versions 0.9.1c, 0.9.2b, 0.9.3
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2011-1945?
CVE-2011-1945 is a vulnerability in Openssl, classified under Cryptographic Issues. Published 2011-05-31.
Is CVE-2011-1945 known to be exploited?
3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.