PT-2008-2181 · Apache · Apache-Ssl

Published 2008-04-04 · Updated 2018-10-15 · CVE-2008-0555

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apache-SSL versions prior to apache 1.3.41+ssl 1.59

Description The issue arises from the ExpandCert function's improper handling of '/' and '=' characters in a Distinguished Name (DN) in a client certificate. This could potentially allow remote attackers to bypass authentication by crafting a DN that triggers the overwriting of environment variables.

Recommendations For Apache-SSL versions prior to apache 1.3.41+ssl 1.59, update to version apache 1.3.41+ssl 1.59 or later to resolve the issue.

Exploit

Fix

RCE

Improper Authentication

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

CWE-287

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-0555

Affected Products

Apache-Ssl

References · 12

• 🔥 http://apache-ssl.org/advisory-cve-2008-0555.txt · Exploit
• 🔥 http://klink.name/security/aklink-sa-2008-005-apache-ssl.txt · Exploit
• 🔥 http://cynops.de/advisories/CVE-2008-0555.txt · Exploit
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/28576 · Patch
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29644 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0555 · Security Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1079/references · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41618 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0555 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/490386/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3797 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1019784 · Note