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OpenSSL: Incorrect Error Checking During CMS Verification (20090325) (Windows)
Information
Severity
Severity
Low
Family
Family
General
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
2.6
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
2 years ago
Modified
Modified
2 years ago
Summary
OpenSSL is prone to incorrect error checking during CMS verification.
Insight
Insight
The function CMS_verify() does not correctly handle an error condition involving malformed signed attributes. This will cause an invalid set of signed attributes to appear valid and content digests will not be checked.
Affected Software
Affected Software
OpenSSL 0.9.8h through 0.9.8j.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Update to version 0.9.8k or later.