CVE-2009-0025

Description

BIND 9.6.0, 9.5.1, 9.5.0, 9.4.3, and earlier does not properly check the return value from the OpenSSL DSA_verify 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.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.90% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory freebsd.org Vendor Advisory slackware.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0004.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141879471518471&w=2 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33151 vdb entry
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499827/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2938
http://www.openbsd.org/errata44.html#008_bind
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0009
http://secunia.com/advisories/33546 third party advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-045.htm
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5569 vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/33559 third party advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-250846-1 vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0904 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0043 vdb entry
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-016.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502322/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-09:04.bind.asc vendor advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.540362 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33882 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10879 vdb entry signature
https://www.isc.org/software/bind/advisories/cve-2009-0025
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.protocols.dns.bind/browse_thread/thread/49ef622c8329fd33
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/33683 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0366 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500207/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/33494 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33551 third party advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00393.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-0025?
CVE-2009-0025 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-0025?
To fix CVE-2009-0025, 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-2009-0025 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-0025 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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