FKIE_CVE-2008-0555
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-04-04 00:44 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:49
Severity
Summary
The ExpandCert function in Apache-SSL before apache_1.3.41+ssl_1.59 does not properly handle (1) '/' and (2) '=' characters in a Distinguished Name (DN) in a client certificate, which might allow remote attackers to bypass authentication via a crafted DN that triggers overwriting of environment variables.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| apache-ssl | apache-ssl | 1.3.34_1.57 |
{
"affected": [
{
"affectedData": [
{
"product": "n/a",
"vendor": "n/a",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "n/a"
}
]
}
],
"source": "cve@mitre.org"
}
],
"configurations": [
{
"nodes": [
{
"cpeMatch": [
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:apache-ssl:apache-ssl:1.3.34_1.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"matchCriteriaId": "F97198C6-EE6A-43C2-B69B-7026505F7DC0",
"vulnerable": true
}
],
"negate": false,
"operator": "OR"
}
]
}
],
"cveTags": [],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "The ExpandCert function in Apache-SSL before apache_1.3.41+ssl_1.59 does not properly handle (1) \u0027/\u0027 and (2) \u0027=\u0027 characters in a Distinguished Name (DN) in a client certificate, which might allow remote attackers to bypass authentication via a crafted DN that triggers overwriting of environment variables."
},
{
"lang": "es",
"value": "La funci\u00f3n ExpandCert en Apache-SSL versiones anteriores apache_1.3.41+ssl_1.59 no gestiona correctamente los caracteres (1) \u0027/\u0027 y (2) \u0027=\u0027 en un Distinguished Name (DN) de un certificado de cliente, lo cual puede permitir a atacantes remotos evitar autenticarse a trav\u00e9s de un DN manipulado que dispara la sobreescritura de variables de entorno."
}
],
"id": "CVE-2008-0555",
"lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:49:52.087",
"metrics": {
"cvssMetricV2": [
{
"acInsufInfo": false,
"baseSeverity": "HIGH",
"cvssData": {
"accessComplexity": "LOW",
"accessVector": "NETWORK",
"authentication": "NONE",
"availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL",
"baseScore": 7.5,
"confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL",
"integrityImpact": "PARTIAL",
"vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
"version": "2.0"
},
"exploitabilityScore": 10.0,
"impactScore": 6.4,
"obtainAllPrivilege": false,
"obtainOtherPrivilege": true,
"obtainUserPrivilege": false,
"source": "nvd@nist.gov",
"type": "Primary",
"userInteractionRequired": false
}
]
},
"published": "2008-04-04T00:44:00.000",
"references": [
{
"source": "cve@mitre.org",
"tags": [
"Vendor Advisory"
],
"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/29644"
},
{
"source": "cve@mitre.org",
"url": "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3797"
},
{
"source": "cve@mitre.org",
"tags": [
"Exploit"
],
"url": "http://www.apache-ssl.org/advisory-cve-2008-0555.txt"
},
{
"source": "cve@mitre.org",
"tags": [
"Exploit"
],
"url": "http://www.cynops.de/advisories/CVE-2008-0555.txt"
},
{
"source": "cve@mitre.org",
"tags": [
"Exploit"
],
"url": "http://www.klink.name/security/aklink-sa-2008-005-apache-ssl.txt"
},
{
"source": "cve@mitre.org",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490386/100/0/threaded"
},
{
"source": "cve@mitre.org",
"tags": [
"Patch"
],
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28576"
},
{
"source": "cve@mitre.org",
"url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019784"
},
{
"source": "cve@mitre.org",
"url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1079/references"
},
{
"source": "cve@mitre.org",
"url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41618"
},
{
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
"tags": [
"Vendor Advisory"
],
"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/29644"
},
{
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
"url": "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3797"
},
{
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
"tags": [
"Exploit"
],
"url": "http://www.apache-ssl.org/advisory-cve-2008-0555.txt"
},
{
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
"tags": [
"Exploit"
],
"url": "http://www.cynops.de/advisories/CVE-2008-0555.txt"
},
{
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
"tags": [
"Exploit"
],
"url": "http://www.klink.name/security/aklink-sa-2008-005-apache-ssl.txt"
},
{
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490386/100/0/threaded"
},
{
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
"tags": [
"Patch"
],
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28576"
},
{
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
"url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019784"
},
{
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
"url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1079/references"
},
{
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
"url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41618"
}
],
"sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org",
"vulnStatus": "Modified",
"weaknesses": [
{
"description": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "CWE-20"
},
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "CWE-287"
}
],
"source": "nvd@nist.gov",
"type": "Primary"
}
]
}
Loading…
Loading…
Experimental. This forecast is provided for visualization only and may change without notice. Do not use it for operational decisions.
Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.
Sightings
| Author | Source | Type | Date | Other |
|---|
Nomenclature
- Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
- Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
- Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
- Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Loading…
Loading…
The MITRE ATT&CK techniques below are AI-generated suggestions, inferred from the description of the
vulnerability by the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-classification-roberta-base
model, served locally by ML-Gateway.
They have not been verified by an analyst and are provided for guidance only.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
Browse all ATT&CK techniques and the vulnerabilities related to each.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
Browse all ATT&CK techniques and the vulnerabilities related to each.
Loading…
Related by attack behaviour
Vulnerabilities whose description is nearest to this one in the vector space of the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-biencoder model. This is a similarity search over the bi-encoder space (plain cosine), not a classification, and it has no measured accuracy.
Loading…