PulseLinuxLINUX UPDATE INTELLIGENCE
CVE Database›Document archive›CVE-2014-0224

CVE-2014-0224

openssl: SSL/TLS MITM vulnerability

Loading…

Severity

Important

Red Hat Product Security

5.8

CVSS 2.0

Review impact separately from score.

Published · June 5, 2014

Updated · May 15, 2026

Description

It was found that OpenSSL clients and servers could be forced, via a specially crafted handshake packet, to use weak keying material for communication. A man-in-the-middle attacker could use this flaw to decrypt and modify traffic between a client and a server.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 5.8
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CWE-841 · Improper Enforcement of Behavioral Workflow