The MD5 Message-Digest Algorithm is not collision resistant, which makes...

Vulnerability Description

The MD5 Message-Digest Algorithm is not collision resistant, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to conduct spoofing attacks, as demonstrated by attacks on the use of MD5 in the signature algorithm of an X.509 certificate.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33065
• https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0837.html
• http://www.phreedom.org/research/rogue-ca/
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/836068
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4866
• http://blog.mozilla.com/security/2008/12/30/md5-weaknesses-could-lead-to-certificate-forgery/
• http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_response09186a0080a5d24a.html
• http://www.win.tue.nl/hashclash/SoftIntCodeSign/
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33826
• http://secunia.com/advisories/34281
• http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/961509.mspx
• https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03814en_us
• http://blogs.technet.com/swi/archive/2008/12/30/information-regarding-md5-collisions-problem.aspx
• http://www.doxpara.com/research/md5/md5_someday.pdf
• https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-18-058-02
• https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0838.html
• https://blogs.verisign.com/ssl-blog/2008/12/on_md5_vulnerabilities_and_mit.php
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-740-1
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1024697
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-February/msg00096.html
• https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05336888
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499685/100/0/threaded
• https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05289935
• http://secunia.com/advisories/42181
• http://www.win.tue.nl/hashclash/rogue-ca/
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=648886