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Improper Input Validation

CVE-2009-0161

Medium
6.4/10

Summary

The OpenSSL::OCSP module for Ruby in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 before 10.5.7 misinterprets an unspecified invalid response as a successful OCSP certificate validation, which might allow remote attackers to spoof certificate authentication via a revoked certificate.

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  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • PARTIAL
  • NONE
  • PARTIAL

CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published