CVE-2009-0126

N/A Unknown
Published: January 15, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

The decrypt_public function in lib/crypt.cpp in the client in Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing (BOINC) 6.2.14 and 6.4.5 does not check the return value from the OpenSSL RSA_public_decrypt function, which allows remote attackers to bypass validation of the certificate chain via a malformed SSL/TLS signature, a similar vulnerability to CVE-2008-5077.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://boinc.berkeley.edu/trac/changeset/16883
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://boinc.berkeley.edu/trac/ticket/823
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=511521
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00000.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/12/4
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/33806
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/33828
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=479664
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-February/msg00034.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://boinc.berkeley.edu/trac/changeset/16883
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://boinc.berkeley.edu/trac/ticket/823
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=511521
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/12/4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33806
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33828
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=479664
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-February/msg00034.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

18 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.5%
66th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-287

Affected Vendors

berkeley

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