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TI-2009-00115 Aliases CVE-2009-0126GHSA-gpcp-59gr-fj3v

The decrypt_public function in lib/crypt.cpp in the client in Berkeley Open…

Priority LOW 27CWE-287Published · Updated

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

The decrypt_public function in lib/crypt.cpp in the client in Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing (BOINC) 6.2.14 and 6.4.5 does not check the return value from the OpenSSL RSA_public_decrypt function, which allows remote attackers to bypass validation of the certificate chain via a malformed SSL/TLS signature, a similar vulnerability to CVE-2008-5077.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0242 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:berkeley:boinc_client:6.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.14VulnerableBerkeley
cpe:2.3:a:berkeley:boinc_client:6.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.4.5VulnerableBerkeley
  • cpe:2.3:a:berkeley:boinc_client:6.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.14 Vulnerable ·Berkeley
  • cpe:2.3:a:berkeley:boinc_client:6.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4.5 Vulnerable ·Berkeley

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-0126
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gpcp-59gr-fj3v

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 3

Other 2

Sources

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