5.0med

CVE-2009-0129

libcrypt-openssl-dsa-perl does not properly check the return value from the OpenSSL DSA_verify and DSA_do_verify functions, which might all…

Published 17 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.1%
percentile 66%
Public exploits
0
none known

Summary

libcrypt-openssl-dsa-perl does not properly check the return value from the OpenSSL DSA_verify and DSA_do_verify functions, which might allow remote attackers to bypass validation of the certificate chain via a malformed SSL/TLS signature, a similar vulnerability to CVE-2008-5077.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.12% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 66% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness

References

  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2009/01/12/4 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • bugs.debian.org /cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=511519 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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