Vulnerability Details CVE-2009-0653
OpenSSL, probably 0.9.6, does not verify the Basic Constraints for an intermediate CA-signed certificate, which allows remote attackers to spoof the certificates of trusted sites via a man-in-the-middle attack, a related issue to CVE-2002-0970.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.003
EPSS Ranking 49.2%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 7.5
References
- http://www.blackhat.com/html/bh-dc-09/bh-dc-09-speakers.html#Marlinspike
- https://www.blackhat.com/presentations/bh-dc-09/Marlinspike/BlackHat-DC-09-Marlinspike-Defeating-SSL.pdf
- http://www.blackhat.com/html/bh-dc-09/bh-dc-09-speakers.html#Marlinspike
- https://www.blackhat.com/presentations/bh-dc-09/Marlinspike/BlackHat-DC-09-Marlinspike-Defeating-SSL.pdf