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TI-2005-02801 Aliases CVE-2005-2969GHSA-h7wj-q4wv-chfq

The SSL/TLS server implementation in OpenSSL 0.9.7 before 0.9.7h and 0.9.8 before 0.9.8a…

Priority LOW 31Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04866 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 5 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 9

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.7VulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.7aVulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.7bVulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.7cVulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.7dVulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.7eVulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.7fVulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7g:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.7gVulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.8VulnerableOpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.7 Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.7a Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.7b Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.7c Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7d:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.7d Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7e:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.7e Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7f:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.7f Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7g:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.7g Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.8 Vulnerable ·OpenSSL

Remediation

Red Hat 5 advisories

  • RHSA-2008:0629 Released 2008-08-13 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat Network Satellite Server Solaris client security update
    • Red Hat Satellite 5.1 (RHEL v.4 AS) rhn-solaris-bootstrap-5.1.1-3, rhn_solaris_bootstrap_5_1_1_3-1-0
  • RHSA-2008:0525 Released 2008-06-30 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat Network Satellite Server Solaris client security update
    • Red Hat Satellite v 4.2 (RHEL v.3 AS) rhn-solaris-bootstrap-5.0.2-3, rhn_solaris_bootstrap_5_0_2_3-1-0
    • Red Hat Satellite v 4.2 (RHEL v.4 AS) rhn-solaris-bootstrap-5.0.2-3, rhn_solaris_bootstrap_5_0_2_3-1-0
  • RHSA-2008:0264 Released 2008-05-20 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat Network Satellite Server Solaris client security update
    • Red Hat Satellite 5.0 (RHEL v.4 AS) rhn-solaris-bootstrap-5.0.2-3, rhn_solaris_bootstrap_5_0_2_3-1-0
Show 2 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2005:882 Released 2005-12-19 · Red Hat rating Important
    openssl, php, mod_ssl, mod_imap security update for Stronghold
    • Red Hat Stronghold 4
  • RHSA-2005:800 Released 2005-10-11 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    openssl security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 openssl-0.9.7a-33.17, openssl-0.9.7a-33.17.i386, openssl-devel-0.9.7a-33.17 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 openssl-0.9.7a-33.17, openssl-0.9.7a-33.17.i386, openssl-0.9.7a-33.17.ia64 +13
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 openssl-0.9.7a-43.4, openssl-0.9.7a-43.4.i386, openssl-0.9.7a-43.4.ia64 +13
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 openssl-0.9.7a-43.4, openssl-0.9.7a-43.4.i386, openssl-devel-0.9.7a-43.4 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 openssl-0.9.7a-33.17, openssl-0.9.7a-33.17.i386, openssl-0.9.7a-33.17.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 openssl-0.9.7a-43.4, openssl-0.9.7a-43.4.i386, openssl-0.9.7a-43.4.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 openssl-0.9.7a-33.17, openssl-0.9.7a-33.17.i386, openssl-0.9.7a-33.17.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 openssl-0.9.7a-43.4, openssl-0.9.7a-43.4.i386, openssl-0.9.7a-43.4.ia64 +9

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:800
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:800
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:800
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:800
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:800
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:800
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:800
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:800
Red Hat Satellite 5.0 (RHEL v.4 AS)Fixed RHSA-2008:0264
Red Hat Satellite 5.1 (RHEL v.4 AS)Fixed RHSA-2008:0629
Red Hat Satellite v 4.2 (RHEL v.3 AS)Fixed RHSA-2008:0525
Red Hat Satellite v 4.2 (RHEL v.4 AS)Fixed RHSA-2008:0525
Red Hat Stronghold 4Fixed RHSA-2005:882

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-2969
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h7wj-q4wv-chfq

References

Patch 1

Advisory 14

Other 18

  • TI-2022-01915 The c_rehash script allows command injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-02645 SM2 Decryption Buffer Overflow CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2009-03392 The TLS protocol, and the SSL protocol 3.0 and possibly earlier, as used in Microsoft… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-01176 The c_rehash script allows command injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-00154 The (1) TLS and (2) DTLS implementations in OpenSSL 1.0.1 before 1.0.1g do not properly… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2025-14107 Stack buffer overflow in CMS (Auth)EnvelopedData parsing CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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