Description
Sun GridEngine 5.3 and earlier does not properly check the return value from the OpenSSL EVP_VerifyFinal function, which allows remote attackers to bypass validation of the certificate chain via a malformed SSL/TLS signature for DSA and ECDSA keys, a similar vulnerability to CVE-2008-5077.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 5.0/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-016.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499827/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0045Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-016.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499827/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0045Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Jan 7, 2009
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified