CVE-2008-5077

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…

published January 7, 2009

CVSS
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EPSS
5%
Percentile
92.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.05146 · 92.3th percentile
Published
2009-01-07T17:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 07 JAN 17:00Z
    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…
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