CVE-2005-2643

Description

Tor 0.1.0.13 and earlier, and experimental versions 0.1.1.4-alpha and earlier, does not reject certain weak keys when using ephemeral Diffie-Hellman (DH) handshakes, which allows malicious Tor servers to obtain the keys that a client uses for other systems in the circuit.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.41%

Vendor Advisory seul.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/16424	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://archives.seul.org/or/announce/Aug-2005/msg00002.html	mailing list vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112448002732443&w=2	mailing list
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014739	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2643?: CVE-2005-2643 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2643?: To fix CVE-2005-2643, 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-2005-2643 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-2643 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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