Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 15, 2009· Updated Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2009-0125
CVE-2009-0125
Description
NOTE: this issue has been disputed by the upstream vendor. nasl/nasl_crypto2.c in the Nessus Attack Scripting Language library (aka libnasl) 2.2.11 does not properly check the return value from the OpenSSL DSA_do_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. NOTE: the upstream vendor has disputed this issue, stating "while we do misuse this function (this is a bug), it has absolutely no security ramification.
Affected products
1- cpe:2.3:a:finkproject:libnasl:2.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
6- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvdExploit
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdExploit
- cvs.fedoraproject.org/viewvc/rpms/libnasl/F-10/libnasl.specnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00000.htmlnvd
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/12/4nvd
- www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2009-January/002133.htmlnvd
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