MEDIUM
XySSL before 0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via an X.509 certificate that does not pass the RSA signature check during verification
Published Aug 31, 2009
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.88%
Description
XySSL before 0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via an X.509 certificate that does not pass the RSA signature check during verification.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.88% 0.00878
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00878
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.88% (0.00878) | 57.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.88% (0.00878) | 54.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.33% (0.00329) | 53.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.87% (0.00874) | 83.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 21, 2024 | 0.87% (0.00874) | 81.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.87% (0.00874) | 79.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- http://osvdb.org/49101 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://polarssl.org/?archive#001c x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0917 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41255 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/49101 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://polarssl.org/?archive#001c | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0917 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41255 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 31, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Aug 31, 2009
Link CVE-2008-7129
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a