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CVE-2005-2969

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 4.87%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2005-10-18 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2005-2969
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5
EPSS
4.87%
OpenSSL

Original Filing — NVD Description

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.