{"cve":"CVE-2005-2969","nvd":{"published":"2005-10-18T21:02:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:15:59.707","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/pc_servers/dir5.10.3_docs_relnotes.pdf","http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302847","http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00805100","http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00849540","http://lists.trustix.org/pipermail/tsl-announce/2005-October/000354.html"],"products":["openssl:openssl"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:39:29.870204089+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2005-2969","score":0.04866,"percentile":0.92044,"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."]}