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CVE-2004-2761
The MD5 Message-Digest Algorithm is not collision resistant, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to conduct spoofing…
Critical9.8EPSS 10.1%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 10.1% · top 4.3% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (26)
- 33065 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- RHSA-2010:0837 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- http://www.phreedom.org/research/rogue-ca/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- VU#836068 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- 4866 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- http://blog.mozilla.com/security/2008/12/30/md5-weaknesses-could-lead-to-certificate-forgery/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20090115 MD5 Hashes May Allow for Certificate Spoofing (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOx_transferred
- http://www.win.tue.nl/hashclash/SoftIntCodeSign/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 33826 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 34281 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/961509.mspx (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03814en_us (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://blogs.technet.com/swi/archive/2008/12/30/information-regarding-md5-collisions-problem.aspx (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.doxpara.com/research/md5/md5_someday.pdf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-18-058-02 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- RHSA-2010:0838 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- https://blogs.verisign.com/ssl-blog/2008/12/on_md5_vulnerabilities_and_mit.php (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- USN-740-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 1024697 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- FEDORA-2009-1276 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05336888 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20081230 MD5 Considered Harmful Today: Creating a rogue CA certificate (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05289935 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 42181 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.win.tue.nl/hashclash/rogue-ca/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=648886 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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