CVE-2009-0653

OpenSSL <0.9.6 - SSL Spoofing

Title source: llm

Description

OpenSSL, probably 0.9.6, does not verify the Basic Constraints for an intermediate CA-signed certificate, which allows remote attackers to spoof the certificates of trusted sites via a man-in-the-middle attack, a related issue to CVE-2002-0970.

Scores

EPSS 0.0026
EPSS Percentile 49.1%

Classification

CWE
CWE-287
Status draft

Affected Products (1)

openssl/openssl

Timeline

Published Feb 20, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026