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CVE-2005-4900

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.9 Published: 2016-10-14 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

SHA-1 is not collision resistant, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to conduct spoofing attacks, as demonstrated by attacks on the use of SHA-1 in TLS 1.2. NOTE: this CVE exists to provide a common identifier for referencing this SHA-1 issue; the existence of an identifier is not, by itself, a technology recommendation.

Affected Platforms

Google Chrome

Weakness Type

CWE-326, CWE-327

References