CVE-2008-5077

N/A Unknown
Published: January 07, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

OpenSSL 0.9.8i and earlier does not properly check the return value from the EVP_VerifyFinal function, which allows remote attackers to bypass validation of the certificate chain via a malformed SSL/TLS signature for DSA and ECDSA keys.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-07/msg00013.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-07/msg00014.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123859864430555&w=2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124277349419254&w=2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127678688104458&w=2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/33338
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33394
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/33436
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33557
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33673
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33765
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34211
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35108
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39005
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200902-02.xml
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.544796
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-250826-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-038.htm
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=837653
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://voodoo-circle.sourceforge.net/sa/sa-20090123-01.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-016.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20090107.txt
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0004.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499827/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502322/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33150
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021523
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
US Government Resource
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0004.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0040
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0289
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0362
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0558
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0904
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0913
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1338
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6380
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9155
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://usn.ubuntu.com/704-1/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-07/msg00013.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-07/msg00014.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123859864430555&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124277349419254&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127678688104458&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33338
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33394
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33436
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33557
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33673
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33765
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34211
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39005
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200902-02.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.544796
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-250826-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-038.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=837653
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://voodoo-circle.sourceforge.net/sa/sa-20090123-01.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-016.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20090107.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0004.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499827/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502322/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33150
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021523
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0004.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0040
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0289
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0362
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0558
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0904
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0913
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1338
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6380
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9155
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/704-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

86 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.2%
47th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

openssl

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