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CVE-2008-5077

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.8 EPSS 5.15%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2009-01-07 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2008-5077
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.8
EPSS
5.15%
OpenSSL

Original NVD Description

OpenSSL 0.9.8i and earlier does not properly check the return value from the EVP_VerifyFinal function, which allows remote attackers to bypass validation of the certificate chain via a malformed SSL/TLS signature for DSA and ECDSA keys.