CVE-2004-2761

Description

The MD5 Message-Digest Algorithm is not collision resistant, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to conduct spoofing attacks, as demonstrated by attacks on the use of MD5 in the signature algorithm of an X.509 certificate.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 10.73% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory cisco.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory microsoft.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33065 vdb entry
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0837.html vendor advisory
http://www.phreedom.org/research/rogue-ca/
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/836068 third party advisory us government resource
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4866 third party advisory
http://blog.mozilla.com/security/2008/12/30/md5-weaknesses-could-lead-to-certificate-forgery/
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_response09186a0080a5d24a.html vendor advisory
http://www.win.tue.nl/hashclash/SoftIntCodeSign/
http://secunia.com/advisories/33826 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34281 third party advisory
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/961509.mspx patch vendor advisory mitigation
https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03814en_us
http://blogs.technet.com/swi/archive/2008/12/30/information-regarding-md5-collisions-problem.aspx
http://www.doxpara.com/research/md5/md5_someday.pdf
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-18-058-02
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0838.html vendor advisory
https://blogs.verisign.com/ssl-blog/2008/12/on_md5_vulnerabilities_and_mit.php
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-740-1 vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024697 vdb entry
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-February/msg00096.html vendor advisory
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05336888
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499685/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05289935
http://secunia.com/advisories/42181 third party advisory
http://www.win.tue.nl/hashclash/rogue-ca/
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=648886 issue tracking

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-2761?
CVE-2004-2761 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-2761?
To fix CVE-2004-2761, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-2761 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2004-2761 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~11% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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