3615 : OpenCA libCheckSignature Signature Validation
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11 months ago

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65%

Disclosure

Jan 16, 2004

Discovery

Jan 16, 2004

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Exploit

Unknown

Solution

Unknown

Description

OpenCA contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to bypass signature verification of a certificate. The issue is triggered because the libCheckSignature function only performs a check on the base of the serial of the associated certificate. It is possible that the flaw may lead to the acceptance of an invalid or malicious certificate.

Classification

Unknown or Incomplete

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.9.1.7 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

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OpenCA Software Labs
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OpenCA
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0.9.0
0.9.0.1
0.9.0.2
0.9.1.1
0.9.1.2
0.9.1.3
0.9.1.4
0.9.1.5
0.9.1.6

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