Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 26, 2019· Updated Aug 7, 2024
CVE-2011-4121
CVE-2011-4121
Description
The OpenSSL extension of Ruby (Git trunk) versions after 2011-09-01 up to 2011-11-03 always generated an exponent value of '1' to be used for private RSA key generation. A remote attacker could use this flaw to bypass or corrupt integrity of services, depending on strong private RSA keys generation mechanism.
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Affected products
2- OpenSSL/OpenSSL extension of Ruby (Git trunk)v5Range: versions after 2011-09-01 up to 2011-11-03
Patches
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References
4- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/01/1mitrex_refsource_MISC
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-4121mitrex_refsource_MISC
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgimitrex_refsource_MISC
- security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-4121mitrex_refsource_MISC
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