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Medium
CVE-2009-0642
ext/openssl/ossl_ocsp.c in Ruby 1.8 and 1.9 does not properly check...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35937
- http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/1091
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48761
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1140.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-805-1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33769
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022505
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11450
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35699
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:193
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=513528
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33750
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Vulnerable Versions:
1.8, 1.9
Timeline
Official Publish:
February 18th, 2009
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.