CVE-2009-0025
BIND 9.6.0, 9.5.1, 9.5.0, 9.4.3, and earlier does not properly check the return value from the OpenSSL DSA_verify function, which allows remote attackers to bypass validation of the certificate chain
02 Description
BIND 9.6.0, 9.5.1, 9.5.0, 9.4.3, and earlier does not properly check the return value from the OpenSSL DSA_verify function, which allows remote attackers to bypass validation of the certificate chain
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 6.86% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 93.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2009-01-07 17:00Z17 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 04:17Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-12-15
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-287Improper AuthenticationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- afdf7759d52008f740e8b6cafb4a9cc571de15f87665c1fa1bd0251d64b26623
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.vmware.comhttp://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0004.html
- marc.infoHPSBOV03226http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141879471518471&w=2
- www.securityfocus.com33151http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33151
- support.apple.comhttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
- www.securityfocus.com20090107 [oCERT-2008-016] Multiple OpenSSL signature verification API misuseshttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499827/100/0/threaded
- issues.rpath.comhttps://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2938
- www.openbsd.orghttp://www.openbsd.org/errata44.html#008_bind
- wiki.rpath.comhttp://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0009
- secunia.com33546http://secunia.com/advisories/33546
- support.avaya.comhttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-045.htm
- secunia.com35074http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:5569https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5569
- secunia.com33559http://secunia.com/advisories/33559
- sunsolve.sun.com250846http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-250846-1
- lists.apple.comAPPLE-SA-2009-05-12http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
- www.vupen.comADV-2009-0904http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0904
- www.vupen.comADV-2009-0043http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0043
- www.ocert.orghttp://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-016.html
- www.securityfocus.com20090401 VMSA-2009-0004 ESX Service Console updates for openssl, bind, and vimhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502322/100/0/threaded
- security.freebsd.orgFreeBSD-SA-09:04http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-09:04.bind.asc
- slackware.comSSA:2009-014-02http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.540362
- secunia.com33882http://secunia.com/advisories/33882
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:10879https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10879
- www.isc.orghttps://www.isc.org/software/bind/advisories/cve-2009-0025
- www.us-cert.govTA09-133Ahttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
- groups.google.comhttp://groups.google.com/group/comp.protocols.dns.bind/browse_thread/thread/49ef622c8329fd33
- www.vupen.comADV-2009-1297http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
- secunia.com33683http://secunia.com/advisories/33683
- www.vupen.comADV-2009-0366http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0366
- www.securityfocus.com20090120 rPSA-2009-0009-1 bind bind-utilshttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500207/100/0/threaded
- secunia.com33494http://secunia.com/advisories/33494
- secunia.com33551http://secunia.com/advisories/33551
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2009-0350https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00393.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- bind9 Fixed in 1:9.5.1.dfsg.P1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- bind9 Fixed in 1:9.5.1.dfsg.P1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- bind9 Fixed in 1:9.5.1.dfsg.P1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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