CVE-2008-7129 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via infinite loop in XySSL library when processing invalid X.509 certificates.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-7129?
CVE-2008-7129 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Aug 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
XySSL before 0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via an X.509 certificate that does not pass the RSA signature check during verification.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-7129?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Xyssl Xyssl.
How do I fix CVE-2008-7129?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-7129 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2008-7129 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-7129 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-33mp-r2vv-f8h8.