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CVE-2014-8627 (GCVE-0-2014-8627)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-11-24 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 13:26
VLAI
Summary
PolarSSL 1.3.8 does not properly negotiate the signature algorithm to use, which allows remote attackers to conduct downgrade attacks via unspecified vectors.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-1… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
https://polarssl.org/tech-updates/releases/polars… x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://secunia.com/advisories/61220 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
Date Public
2014-10-22 00:00
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