CVE-2009-3474

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-3474
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-09-29 23:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionOpenSAML 2.x before 2.2.1 and XMLTooling 1.x before 1.2.1, as used by Internet2 Shibboleth Service Provider 2.x before 2.2.1, do not follow the KeyDescriptor element's Use attribute, which allows remote attackers to use a certificate for both signing and encryption when it is designated for just one purpose, potentially weakening the intended security application of the 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-310 | 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 Internet2 Opensaml 2.0 All All All
Application Internet2 Opensaml 2.1.0 All All All
Application Internet2 Opensaml 2.2.0 All All All
Application Internet2 Shibboleth-sp 1.3.1 All All All
Application Internet2 Shibboleth-sp 1.3.2 All All All
Application Internet2 Shibboleth-sp 1.3b All All All
Application Internet2 Shibboleth-sp 1.3f All All All
Application Internet2 Shibboleth-sp 2.0 All All All
Application Internet2 Shibboleth-sp 2.1 All All All
Application Internet2 Shibboleth-sp 2.2 All All All
Application Internet2 Xmltooling 1.0.1 All All All
Application Internet2 Xmltooling 1.1.0 All All All
Application Internet2 Xmltooling 1.1.1 All All All
Application Internet2 Xmltooling 1.2.0 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
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1896-1 opensaml, shibboleth-sp af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Patch
Debian update for opensaml and shibboleth-sp - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Security Advisory SA36868 - OpenSAML KeyDescriptor "use" Security Bypass - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
[#CPPOST-28] Metadata credential criteria misapplying usage bits - Internet2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.internet2.edu
Debian update for xmltooling - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Shibboleth - InCommon af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 shibboleth.internet2.edu Patch, Vendor Advisory
OpenSAML 'use' Key Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1895-1 xmltooling af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Patch
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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