CVE-2009-0124 Security feature bypass in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass SSL/TLS certificate validation in the TQSL library by exploiting improper return value checks, allowing man-in-the-middle attacks.

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-2009-0124?

CVE-2009-0124 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Jan 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The tqsl_verifyDataBlock function in openssl_cert.cpp in American Radio Relay League (ARRL) tqsllib 2.0 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, a similar vulnerability to CVE-2008-5077.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-0124?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Arrl Tqsllib.

How do I fix CVE-2009-0124?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-0124 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2009-0124 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-0124 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2q3r-gf9c-fhv3.

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