CVE-2011-1923 | BDVDB-2026-50609 Detail

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.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rja14/Papers/psandqs.pdf
http://polarssl.org/trac/wiki/SecurityAdvisory201101
http://www.nessus.org/plugins/index.php?view=single&id=53360
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46670

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12012-06-20Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-06Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.