CVE-2005-2969 Security feature bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2005-2969?

CVE-2005-2969 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openssl Openssl, published on 18 Oct 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The SSL/TLS server implementation in OpenSSL 0.9.7 before 0.9.7h and 0.9.8 before 0.9.8a, 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.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2969?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Openssl Openssl.

How do I fix CVE-2005-2969?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2005-2969 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2969 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2969, DSA-875-1, DSA-881-1, DSA-882-1, DSA-888-1, GHSA-h7wj-q4wv-chfq.