5981 : Alibaba genkey RSA Session Key Disclosure
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
1999-05-21

Description

Alibaba Web Server contains a flaw that may allow a remote attacker to obtain the session keys. The issue is due to the 'genkey' utility creating RSA public keys with an exponent of 1. This results in the session key for each SSL session to a server running 'Alibaba' to be sent in the clear.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Information Disclosure
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality
Exploit: Exploit Public

Solution

Currently, there are no known upgrades, patches, or workarounds available to correct this issue.

Products

Computer Software Manufaktur

Alibaba

2.0

References

CVE ID: 1999-1444 (see also: NVD)
Mail List Post: http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Risks/20.41.html#subj4

Credit

Chris Cowley - ccowleygrok.co.uk - Grok Developments Ltd

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2003-12-31 | Disagree?

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