CVE-2011-5095

Published: Jun 20, 2012Modified: Apr 29, 2026

4.0

Vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Exploitability: 4.9 / Impact: 4.9

Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Openssl: Openssl

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Openssl Openssl	Version 0.9.8

Related CWEs

References (6)

http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rja14/Papers/psandqs.pdf

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.nessus.org/plugins/index.php?view=single&id=53360

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://discussions.nessus.org/thread/3381

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rja14/Papers/psandqs.pdf

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.nessus.org/plugins/index.php?view=single&id=53360

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://discussions.nessus.org/thread/3381

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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