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Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2009-1603

CVE-2009-1603

HIGH7.5

src/tools/pkcs11-tool

Published May 11, 2009

Modified 1 years ago

Details

src/tools/pkcs11-tool.c in pkcs11-tool in OpenSC 0.11.7, when used with unspecified third-party PKCS#11 modules, generates RSA keys with incorrect public exponents, which allows attackers to read the cleartext form of messages that were intended to be encrypted.

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/35035

http://secunia.com/advisories/35293

http://secunia.com/advisories/35309

http://secunia.com/advisories/36074

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200908-01.xml

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:123

http://www.opensc-project.org/pipermail/opensc-announce/2009-May/000025.html

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/08/1

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1295

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1603

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00095.html

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00097.html

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01420.html

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01432.html

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.1

7.5

Exploitability

Attack Vector

NetworkAV:N

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

NonePR:N

User Interaction

NoneUI:N

Scope

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

HighC:H

Integrity

NoneI:N

Availability

NoneA:N

7.5/CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedMay 11, 2009

ModifiedAug 7, 2024

CVE-2009-1603 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence