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CVE-2009-0265

Published: 26 January 2009

Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) BIND 9.6.0 and earlier does not properly check the return value from the OpenSSL EVP_VerifyFinal 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 and CVE-2009-0025.

Notes

AuthorNote
jdstrand
Only affects Bind 9.6.0. 9.5 and earlier does not have
EVP_VerifyFinal().

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
bind9
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Not vulnerable
(1:9.3.2-2ubuntu1.6)
gutsy Not vulnerable
(1:9.4.1-P1-3ubuntu2.1)
hardy Not vulnerable
(1:9.4.2.dfsg.P2-2ubuntu0.1)
intrepid Not vulnerable
(1:9.5.0.dfsg.P2-1ubuntu3.1)
upstream
Released (9.6.0-P1)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact None
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N