CVE - CVE-2011-1923

CVE-ID
CVE-2011-1923	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The Diffie-Hellman key-exchange implementation in dhm.c in PolarSSL before 0.14.2 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-2011-5095.
References
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MISC:46670 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46670 MISC:http://polarssl.org/trac/wiki/SecurityAdvisory201101 URL:http://polarssl.org/trac/wiki/SecurityAdvisory201101 MISC:http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rja14/Papers/psandqs.pdf URL:http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rja14/Papers/psandqs.pdf MISC:http://www.nessus.org/plugins/index.php?view=single&id=53360 URL:http://www.nessus.org/plugins/index.php?view=single&id=53360
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20110509	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20110509)
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Comments (Legacy)

Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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