MEDIUMCVSS 5.0

CVE-2005-2969

CVE-2005-2969 updated by NVD

Modified: 2026-09-20
Sources: nvd

Summary

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.

Affected packages

Ecosystem	Package	Affected versions	Fixed versions
OpenSSL	openssl	[object Object], [object Object], [object Object], [object Object], [object Object], [object Object], [object Object], [object Object], [object Object]	—

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2969

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