CVE-2008-1676

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-1676
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-07-07 23:41:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionRed Hat PKI Common Framework (rhpki-common) in Red Hat Certificate System (aka Certificate Server or RHCS) 7.1 through 7.3, and Netscape Certificate Management System 6.x, does not recognize Certificate Authority profile constraints on Extensions, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions and conduct man-in-the-middle attacks by submitting a certificate signing request (CSR) and using the resulting certificate.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-255 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Netscape Certificate Management System 6.0 All All All
Application Netscape Certificate Management System 6.01 All All All
Application Netscape Certificate Management System 6.1 All All All
Application Netscape Certificate Management System All All All All
Application Redhat Certificate System 7.1 All All All
Application Redhat Certificate System 7.2 All All All
Application Redhat Certificate System 7.3 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Red Hat update for rhpki-common - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Red Hat Certificate System rhpki-common Security Bypass Weakness af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Patch
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Patch
Bug 445227 – CVE-2008-1676 Certificate System: incorrect handling of Extensions in CSRs (cs71) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Red Hat Certificate System CSR Extension Handling Bug May Let Users Bypass Security Policy - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Red Hat Customer Portal - Access to 24x7 support and knowledge MITRE access.redhat.com
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CVE-2008-1676 - Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
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