CVE-2011-4197

pfSense <2.0.1 - SSL/TLS Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

etc/inc/certs.inc in the PKI implementation in pfSense before 2.0.1 creates each X.509 certificate with a true value for the CA basic constraint, which allows remote attackers to create sub-certificates for arbitrary subjects by leveraging the private key.

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/77982
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51169
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2011-12/0152.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71969
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/46780

Scores

EPSS 0.0200
EPSS Percentile 78.2%

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (5)
pfsense/pfsense 1.0.x
pfsense/pfsense 1.2.1
pfsense/pfsense 1.2.2
pfsense/pfsense 1.2.3
pfsense/pfsense < 2.0
Published Jan 03, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026