CVE-2009-0591

Published: Mar 27, 2009Modified: Apr 23, 2026

2.6

Vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability: 4.9 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (3)

Products: Openssl: Openssl

Openssl

1 product

Openssl

Configuration A

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Openssl Openssl	Version 0.9.8h
Openssl Openssl	Version 0.9.8i
Openssl Openssl	Version 0.9.8j

Related CWEs

CWE-287

Improper Authentication

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

References (56)

ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2009-008.txt.asc (unsafe URL)

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00000.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124464882609472&w=2

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127678688104458&w=2

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/34411

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/34460

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/34666

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/35065

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/35380

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/35729

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/36701

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/42724

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/42733

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://securitytracker.com/id?1021907

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=671059&group_id=116847

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://voodoo-circle.sourceforge.net/sa/sa-20090326-01.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20090325.txt

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://www.osvdb.org/52865

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.php.net/archive/2009.php#id2009-04-08-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34256

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0850

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1020

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1175

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1548

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49432

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://kb.bluecoat.com/index?page=content&id=SA50

Source: secalert@redhat.com

ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2009-008.txt.asc (unsafe URL)