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OpenSSL: Man in the Middle Attack (CVE-2005-2969) (Linux)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
General
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
2 years ago
Modified
Modified
2 years ago
Summary
OpenSSL is prone to a man in the middle attack.
Insight
Insight
The SSL/TLS server implementation in OpenSSL, 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.
Affected Software
Affected Software
OpenSSL 0.9.7 through 0.9.7g and 0.9.8.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Update OpenSSL to version 0.9.7h, 0.9.8a or later.