TI-2009-00047 Aliases CVE-2009-0049 GHSA-j42w-rpgw-49cw

Belgian eID middleware (eidlib) 2.6.0 and earlier does not properly check the return…

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

Belgian eID middleware (eidlib) 2.6.0 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 0.01185 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 · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:eid:eidlib::::::::	up to 2.6.0	Vulnerable	Eid

cpe:2.3:a:eid:eidlib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.6.0 Vulnerable ·Eid

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-0049
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j42w-rpgw-49cw

References

Advisory 1

SUSE-SR:2009:005

Other 1

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

Sources

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