Insecure Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange Implementation in OpenSSL 0.9.8 with FIPS Mode Enabled

CVE-2011-5095 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:H/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

The Diffie-Hellman key-exchange implementation in OpenSSL 0.9.8, when FIPS mode is enabled, 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-2011-1923.

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