MEDIUM
bind: DSA_do_verify() returns check issue
Published Jan 7, 2009
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.86%
Description
BIND 9.6.0, 9.5.1, 9.5.0, 9.4.3, 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.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 9.0
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No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1
bind-0:9.2.1-11.el2
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0020
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
bind-20:9.2.4-23.el3
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0020
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
bind-20:9.2.4-30.el4_7.1
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0020
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
bind-30:9.3.4-6.0.3.P1.el5_2
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0020
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 | bind-0:9.2.1-11.el2 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0020 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | bind-20:9.2.4-23.el3 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0020 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | bind-20:9.2.4-30.el4_7.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0020 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | bind-30:9.3.4-6.0.3.P1.el5_2 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0020 |
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.
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
6.86% 0.06860
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.06860
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 (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 6.86% (0.06860) | 93.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.89% (0.06886) | 93.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Feb 18, 2026 | 1.14% (0.01144) | 78.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 5.03% (0.05028) | 89.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 19, 2025 | 8.32% (0.08324) | 91.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 22, 2025 | 5.03% (0.05028) | 89.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 17, 2025 | 3.90% (0.03902) | 87.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 8.24% (0.08238) | 91.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 13.51% (0.13509) | 90.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 8.24% (0.08238) | 91.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.86% (0.01861) | 88.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 1.86% (0.01861) | 88.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.86% (0.01861) | 86.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 14.53% (0.14528) | 95.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 18, 2022 | 14.53% (0.14528) | 95.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 17, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 87.36th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 14.53% (0.14528) | 95.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 14.53% (0.14528) | 91.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (37)
- http://groups.google.com/group/comp.protocols.dns.bind/browse_thread/thread/49ef622c8329fd33 x_refsource_MISC
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141879471518471&w=2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33494 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33546 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33551 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33559 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33683 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33882 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35074 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-09:04.bind.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSD
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.540362 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWARE
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-250846-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-045.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0009 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-016.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.openbsd.org/errata44.html#008_bind x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499827/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500207/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502322/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33151 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0004.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0043 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0366 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0904 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-0025 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=478984 Issue Tracking
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2938 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0025
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10879 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5569 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-0025
- https://www.isc.org/software/bind/advisories/cve-2009-0025 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00393.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Jan 7, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Dec 15, 2008
Link CVE-2009-0025
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a