TI-2009-00044 Aliases CVE-2009-0046 GHSA-9wmh-wp74-54qv

Sun GridEngine 5.3 and earlier does not properly check the return value from the OpenSSL…

LOW 25CWE-287Published 2009-01-07 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · None · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01181 67th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:sun:grid_engine::::::::	up to 5.3	Vulnerable	Sun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:grid_engine:5.3:beta1::::::	5.3 beta1	Vulnerable	Sun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:grid_engine:5.3:beta2::::::	5.3 beta2	Vulnerable	Sun

cpe:2.3:a:sun:grid_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.3 Vulnerable ·Sun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:grid_engine:5.3:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3 beta1 Vulnerable ·Sun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:grid_engine:5.3:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3 beta2 Vulnerable ·Sun

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-0046
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9wmh-wp74-54qv

References

Advisory 1

ADV-2009-0045

Other 1

http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-016.html

TI-2006-01459 Unspecified vulnerability in rsh in Sun Microsystems Sun Grid Engine 5.3 before 20060327… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
TI-2006-00394 rsh utility in Sun Grid Engine (SGE) before 6.0u7_1 allows local users to gain privileges… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
TI-2006-02837 Unspecified vulnerability in Sun Grid Engine 5.3 and Sun N1 Grid Engine 6.0, when… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.6

Sources

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