CVE-2009-0130 Security feature bypass in n/a
Erlang's crypto driver may fail to validate SSL/TLS signatures correctly, potentially allowing attackers to bypass certificate chain validation.
- 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-2009-0130?
CVE-2009-0130 is a high-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
lib/crypto/c_src/crypto_drv.c in erlang does not properly check the return value from the OpenSSL DSA_do_verify function, 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. NOTE: a package maintainer disputes this issue, reporting that there is a proper check within the only code that uses the applicable part of crypto_drv.c, and thus "this report is invalid.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-0130?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Erlang Erlang.
How do I fix CVE-2009-0130?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-0130 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2009-0130 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-0130 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2009-0130, GHSA-74cx-pw34-jqwr.