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.
Published: 2012-06-20
Score: 4.0 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-4995 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.
History

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{'score': 0.00376}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-16T20:31:45.218Z

Reserved: 2012-06-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-5095

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-06-20T17:55:01.667

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2011-5095

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2011-04-13T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2011-5095 - Bugzilla

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