Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 5, 2009· Updated Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2004-2761
CVE-2004-2761
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.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
26- www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/961509.mspxnvdMitigationPatchVendor Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/836068nvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
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- securitytracker.com/idnvd
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- www.doxpara.com/research/md5/md5_someday.pdfnvd
- www.phreedom.org/research/rogue-ca/nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499685/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/33065nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-740-1nvd
- www.win.tue.nl/hashclash/SoftIntCodeSign/nvd
- www.win.tue.nl/hashclash/rogue-ca/nvd
- blogs.verisign.com/ssl-blog/2008/12/on_md5_vulnerabilities_and_mit.phpnvd
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplaynvd
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplaynvd
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- support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/displaynvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-February/msg00096.htmlnvd
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