{"cve":"CVE-2005-2946","nvd":{"published":"2005-09-16T22:03:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:15:57.043","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","score":7.5},"cwes":["CWE-327"],"references":["http://www.cits.rub.de/MD5Collisions/","http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-179-1","https://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=13593","http://www.cits.rub.de/MD5Collisions/","http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-179-1"],"products":["canonical:ubuntu_linux","openssl:openssl"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:39:29.870204089+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2005-2946","score":0.00844,"percentile":0.57971,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}