Upstream information
Description
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.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having important severity.
| National Vulnerability Database | |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 5 |
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | None |
| National Vulnerability Database | |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 7.5 |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| Attack Vector | Network |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | High |
| Availability Impact | None |
| CVSSv3 Version | 3.1 |
Note from the SUSE Security Team
This issue affects only openssl versions before 0.9.8, so does not affect SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 or later. SUSE Bugzilla entry: 897954 [RESOLVED / FIXED] No SUSE Security Announcements cross referenced.SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Fri Jun 28 01:05:29 2013CVE page last modified: Mon Sep 9 20:55:50 2024