CVE-2009-0048 Security feature bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass SSL/TLS certificate validation for DSA and ECDSA keys by exploiting improper return value checks in OpenSSL.
- 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-2009-0048?
CVE-2009-0048 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Jan 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
OpenEvidence 1.0.6 and earlier does not properly check the return value from the OpenSSL EVP_VerifyFinal function, which allows remote attackers to bypass validation of the certificate chain via a malformed SSL/TLS signature for DSA and ECDSA keys, a similar vulnerability to CVE-2008-5077.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-0048?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Openevidence Openevidence.
How do I fix CVE-2009-0048?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-0048 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2009-0048 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-0048 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wc42-38jg-6fv2.