OpenSSL 0.9.8i and earlier does not properly check the return value from the EVP_VerifyFinal function, which allows remote attackers to…

Description

OpenSSL 0.9.8i and earlier does not properly check the return value from the 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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

5.1% · top 7.6% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.8.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-20 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-20 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (43)

• SSRT090002 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0004.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• SUSE-SU-2011:0847 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 20090107 [oCERT-2008-016] Multiple OpenSSL signature verification API misuses (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 250826 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
• http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20090107.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• ADV-2009-0558 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• openSUSE-SU-2011:0845 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 1021523 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• ADV-2009-0362 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• GLSA-200902-02 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• HPSBMA02426 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
• ADV-2009-0289 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 35074 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-038.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 34211 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2009-0040 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• HPSBOV02540 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
• APPLE-SA-2009-05-12 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• SSA:2009-014-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREx_transferred
• ADV-2009-0904 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• ADV-2009-0913 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 33557 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 33765 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-016.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• 33673 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20090401 VMSA-2009-0004 ESX Service Console updates for openssl, bind, and vim (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 33436 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 35108 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• TA09-133A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
• http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=837653 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 33150 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• RHSA-2009:0004 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• ADV-2009-1297 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• USN-704-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• 33338 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2009-1338 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 33394 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://voodoo-circle.sourceforge.net/sa/sa-20090123-01.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6380 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 39005 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9155 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 10:40 UTC.