CVE-2002-1407

Public Exploit

Description

TinySSL 1.02 and earlier does not verify the Basic Constraints for an intermediate CA-signed certificate, which allows remote attackers to spoof the certificates of trusted sites via a man-in-the-middle attack.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.48%

Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102866120821995&w=2	mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9776	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5410	exploit vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-08/0096.html	mailing list exploit patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2002-1407?: CVE-2002-1407 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2002-1407?: To fix CVE-2002-1407, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2002-1407 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2002-1407 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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