What is CVE-2011-5095?

CVE-2011-5095 is a vulnerability in Openssl, classified under Cryptographic Issues. Published 2012-06-20.

Is CVE-2011-5095 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Openssl

CVE-2011-5095

The Diffie-Hellman key-exchange implementation in OpenSSL 0.9.8, when FIPS mode is enabled, does not properly validate a public parameter, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain the shared secret key by modifying network traffic, a related issue to CVE-2011-1923.

Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)

EPSS: 0.021 (79.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Openssl — versions 0.9.8
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-310 — Cryptographic Issues

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2011-5095?: CVE-2011-5095 is a vulnerability in Openssl, classified under Cryptographic Issues. Published 2012-06-20.
Is CVE-2011-5095 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.