THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2004-2761
CRITICAL SEVERITY

CVE-2004-2761

Md5 vulnerability

CVSS
9.8
EPSS
9.9%
EPSS pct
95th
Exploited
No known
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 vendor
Ietf
Affected product
Md5
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2009-01-05

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 9.9% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 95% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2004-2761

  • Confirm whether Ietf Md5 is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2004-2761.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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