CVE-2011-1923 Weak cryptography in n/a
Man-in-the-middle attackers can obtain shared secret keys due to improper validation of Diffie-Hellman public parameters in PolarSSL.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2011-1923?
CVE-2011-1923 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Jun 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Diffie-Hellman key-exchange implementation in dhm.c in PolarSSL before 0.14.2 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-2011-5095.
Weakness: CWE-310
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1923?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Polarssl Polarssl.
How do I fix CVE-2011-1923?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-1923 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2011-1923 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1923 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2011-4574 Weak cryptography in PolarSSL
- CVE-2014-8628 Denial of service in n/a
- CVE-2013-5914 Buffer overflow in the ssl_read_record function in ssl_tls.c in PolarSSL before 1.1.8, when using TLS 1.1, might allow remote attackers to e
- CVE-2014-8627 Security feature bypass in n/a
- CVE-2013-5915 Information disclosure in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rwm6-hmj6-r6h5.