DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2946

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-2946
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2946.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2946
Upstream
Published
2005-09-16T22:03:00Z
Modified
2025-11-19T01:12:36.272185Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

The default configuration on OpenSSL before 0.9.8 uses MD5 for creating message digests instead of a more cryptographically strong algorithm, which makes it easier for remote attackers to forge certificates with a valid certificate authority signature.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / openssl

Package

Name
openssl
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/openssl?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.9.8-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Debian:12 / openssl

Package

Name
openssl
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/openssl?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.9.8-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Debian:13 / openssl

Package

Name
openssl
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/openssl?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.9.8-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Debian:14 / openssl

Package

Name
openssl
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/openssl?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.9.8-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}