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CVE-2009-0051

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 1.17%

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

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0. It affects OpenSSL. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE
CVE-2009-0051
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5
EPSS
1.17%
OpenSSL

Original NVD Description

ZXID 0.29 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 via a malformed SSL/TLS signature, a similar vulnerability to CVE-2008-5077.