CVE-2009-0591

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-0591
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-03-27 16:30:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 2.6 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-287 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8h All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8i All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8j All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

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SUSE Update for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20090325.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openssl.org Vendor Advisory
OpenSSL CMS_verify() Error Handling Flaw Lets Users Bypass Security Checks - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
kb.bluecoat.com/index af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kb.bluecoat.com
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
NetBSD update for openssl - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2009:010 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
'[security bulletin] HPSBOV02540 SSRT090249 rev.1 - HP SSL for OpenVMS, Remote Unauthorized Data Inje' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
PHP: News Archive - 2009 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.php.net
ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2009-008.txt.asc af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ftp.netbsd.org
OpenSSL Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
www.osvdb.org/52865 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
PHP for Windows OpenSSL Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
HP-UX update for OpenSSL - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
VooDoo cIRCle download | SourceForge.net af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sourceforge.net
VooDoo cIRCle OpenSSL Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Webmail | OVH- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
VooDoo cIRCle security advisory 20090326-01 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 voodoo-circle.sourceforge.net Vendor Advisory
marc.info af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
OpenSSL Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
About Security Update 2009-005 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
APPLE-SA-2009-09-10-2 Security Update 2009-005 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Red Hat2009-03-30Tomas HogerNot 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.

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