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CVE-2022-1434

The OpenSSL 3.0 implementation of the RC4-MD5 ciphersuite incorrectly uses the AAD data as the MAC key. This makes the MAC key trivially predictable. An attacker could exploit this issue by performing a man-in-the-middle attack to modify data being sent from one endpoint to an OpenSSL 3.0 recipient such that the modified data would still pass the MAC integrity check. Note that data sent from an…

Severity
Medium 5.9
Published
3 May 2022
Last changed
14 Oct 2026
Added to UpHeron
21 Oct 2026
Fixed in
3.0.3
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
OpenSSLServers and applications · cpe:a:openssl:openssl
  • From 3.0.0 before 3.0.3

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1434
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1434