CVE-2009-0126 describes a vulnerability in the Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing (BOINC) client versions 6.2.14 and 6.4.5. Specifically, the decrypt_public function fails to validate the return value from OpenSSL's RSA_public_decrypt function, allowing remote attackers to bypass certificate chain validation through a malformed SSL/TLS signature. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with a network attack vector, low complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.2.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:berkeley:boinc_client:6.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.4.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:berkeley:boinc_client:6.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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