{"id":"CVE-2005-2946","details":"The default configuration on OpenSSL before 0.9.8 uses MD5 for creating message digests instead of a more cryptographically strong algorithm, which makes it easier for remote attackers to forge certificates with a valid certificate authority signature.","modified":"2026-04-10T03:37:13.072535Z","published":"2005-09-16T22:03:00Z","references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-179-1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=13593"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=13593"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.cits.rub.de/MD5Collisions/"}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"}]}