Vulnerability Details : CVE-2009-0591

The CMS_verify function in OpenSSL 0.9.8h through 0.9.8j, when CMS is enabled, does not properly handle errors associated with malformed signed attributes, which allows remote attackers to repudiate a signature that originally appeared to be valid but was actually invalid.
Published 2009-03-27 16:30:02
Updated 2017-08-17 01:29:56
Source Red Hat, Inc.
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: BypassGain privilege

Products affected by CVE-2009-0591

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-0591

EPSS FAQ
0.79%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 79 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2009-0591

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
2.6
 LOW AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
4.9
2.9
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2009-0591

  • When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

Vendor statements for CVE-2009-0591

  • Red Hat 2009-03-30
    Not vulnerable. This issue affected OpenSSL CMS functionality which is not present in the openssl packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4 or 5.

References for CVE-2009-0591

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