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CVE-2011-4121

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 fo

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Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • OpenSSL OpenSSL extension of Ruby (Git trunk)

    versions after 2011-09-01 up to 2011-11-03

References 4

security-tracker.debian.org

bugzilla.redhat.com

access.redhat.com

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