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National Vulnerability Database

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NVD

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  1. Vulnerabilities

CVE-2009-0642 Detail

Description

ext/openssl/ossl_ocsp.c in Ruby 1.8 and 1.9 does not properly check the return value from the OCSP_basic_verify function, which might allow remote attackers to successfully present an invalid X.509 certificate, possibly involving a revoked certificate.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=513528 CVE, MITRE
http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/1091 CVE, MITRE Exploit 
http://secunia.com/advisories/33750 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/35699 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/35937 CVE, MITRE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:193 CVE, MITRE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1140.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33769 CVE, MITRE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022505 CVE, MITRE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-805-1 CVE, MITRE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48761 CVE, MITRE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11450 CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-287 Improper Authentication cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-0642
NVD Published Date:
02/20/2009
NVD Last Modified:
04/08/2025
Source:
MITRE