CVE-2009-1603

Description

src/tools/pkcs11-tool.c in pkcs11-tool in OpenSC 0.11.7, when used with unspecified third-party PKCS#11 modules, generates RSA keys with incorrect public exponents, which allows attackers to read the cleartext form of messages that were intended to be encrypted.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.05% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1295 vdb entry broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35293 third party advisory broken link
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01420.html vendor advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/08/1 patch mailing list
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00097.html vendor advisory mailing list
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00095.html vendor advisory mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/36074 third party advisory broken link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:123 vendor advisory broken link
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01432.html vendor advisory mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/35035 third party advisory broken link
http://www.opensc-project.org/pipermail/opensc-announce/2009-May/000025.html broken link mailing list
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200908-01.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35309 third party advisory broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1603?
CVE-2009-1603 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-1603?
To fix CVE-2009-1603, 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-2009-1603 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-1603 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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