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TI-2009-00567 Aliases CVE-2009-0591GHSA-xfgm-r927-x577

The CMS_verify function in OpenSSL 0.9.8h through 0.9.8j, when CMS is enabled, does not…

Priority LOW 18CWE-287Published · Updated

Key facts

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

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

Summary

The CMS_verify function in OpenSSL 0.9.8h through 0.9.8j, when CMS is enabled, does not properly handle errors associated with malformed signed attributes, which allows remote attackers to repudiate a signature that originally appeared to be valid but was actually invalid.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02834 86th 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

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

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8h:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.8hVulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.8iVulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.8jVulnerableOpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8h:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.8h Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8i:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.8i Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8j:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.8j Vulnerable ·OpenSSL

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-2009-0591
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xfgm-r927-x577

References

Advisory 7

Other 8

  • TI-2022-01915 The c_rehash script allows command injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-02645 SM2 Decryption Buffer Overflow CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2009-03392 The TLS protocol, and the SSL protocol 3.0 and possibly earlier, as used in Microsoft… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-01176 The c_rehash script allows command injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-00154 The (1) TLS and (2) DTLS implementations in OpenSSL 1.0.1 before 1.0.1g do not properly… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2025-14107 Stack buffer overflow in CMS (Auth)EnvelopedData parsing CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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