CVE-2005-2946 Information

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.

Reference

http://www.cits.rub.de/MD5Collisions/ http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-179-1 https://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=13593