CVE-2008-0555

CVSS V2 High 7.5 CVSS V3 None

Description

The ExpandCert function in Apache-SSL before apache_1.3.41+ssl_1.59 does not properly handle (1) '/' and (2) '=' characters in a Distinguished Name (DN) in a client certificate, which might allow remote attackers to bypass authentication via a crafted DN that triggers overwriting of environment variables.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2008-0555

Assigner
cve@mitre.org

Vulnerability Status
Modified

Published Version
2008-04-04T00:44:00

Last Modified Date
2018-10-15T22:01:14

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-287	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/287.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator	Version Start	Version End
cpe:2.3:a:apache-ssl:apache-ssl:1.3.34_1.57:::::::*	1	OR

CVSS Version 2

Version
2.0

Vector String
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector
NETWORK

Access Compatibility
LOW

Authentication
NONE

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL

Integrity Impact
PARTIAL

Availability Impact
PARTIAL

Base Score
7.5

Severity
HIGH

Exploitability Score
10

Impact Score
6.4

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
http://www.cynops.de/advisories/CVE-2008-0555.txt	Exploit
http://www.klink.name/security/aklink-sa-2008-005-apache-ssl.txt	Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28576	Patch
http://www.apache-ssl.org/advisory-cve-2008-0555.txt	Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019784
http://secunia.com/advisories/29644	Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3797
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1079/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41618
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490386/100/0/threaded

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0555
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0555

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-05-10 18:18:34				Added to TrackCVE