CVE-2008-1676

Description

Red Hat PKI Common Framework (rhpki-common) in Red Hat Certificate System (aka Certificate Server or RHCS) 7.1 through 7.3, and Netscape Certificate Management System 6.x, does not recognize Certificate Authority profile constraints on Extensions, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions and conduct man-in-the-middle attacks by submitting a certificate signing request (CSR) and using the resulting certificate.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.26%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30062 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43573 vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0500.html patch vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020427 vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0577.html patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30929 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=445227

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1676?
CVE-2008-1676 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1676?
To fix CVE-2008-1676, 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-2008-1676 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-1676 is being actively exploited. 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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