CVE-2004-2761

MD5: MD5 Message-Digest Algorithm is not collision resistant

Published Jan 5, 2009 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 10.1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-740-1 NSS vulnerability
References
Link Providers
http://blog.mozilla.com/security/2008/12/30/md5-weaknesses-could-lead-to-certificate-forgery/ cve-icon cve-icon
http://blogs.technet.com/swi/archive/2008/12/30/information-regarding-md5-collisions-problem.aspx cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/33826 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/34281 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/42181 cve-icon cve-icon
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4866 cve-icon cve-icon
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024697 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_response09186a0080a5d24a.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.doxpara.com/research/md5/md5_someday.pdf cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/836068 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/961509.mspx cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.phreedom.org/research/rogue-ca/ cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499685/100/0/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33065 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-740-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.win.tue.nl/hashclash/SoftIntCodeSign/ cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.win.tue.nl/hashclash/rogue-ca/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://blogs.verisign.com/ssl-blog/2008/12/on_md5_vulnerabilities_and_mit.php cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=648886 cve-icon cve-icon
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05289935 cve-icon cve-icon
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05336888 cve-icon cve-icon
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-18-058-02 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-2761 cve-icon
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0837.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0838.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03814en_us cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-2761 cve-icon
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-February/msg00096.html cve-icon cve-icon
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-328
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
May 28, 2026, 6:20 PM
Reserved
Jan 5, 2009, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 5, 2009, 8:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:10 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Dec 30, 2008, 12:00 AM