Vulnerability Details CVE-2011-5095
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.004
EPSS Ranking 60.5%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 4.0
References
- http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rja14/Papers/psandqs.pdf
- http://www.nessus.org/plugins/index.php?view=single&id=53360
- https://discussions.nessus.org/thread/3381
- http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rja14/Papers/psandqs.pdf
- http://www.nessus.org/plugins/index.php?view=single&id=53360
- https://discussions.nessus.org/thread/3381