Sun Grid Engine up to 5.3 EVP_VerifyFinal improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Sun Grid Engine up to 5.3. This vulnerability affects the function EVP_VerifyFinal. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper authentication. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-0046. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Sun Grid Engine up to 5.3 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function EVP_VerifyFinal. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Sun GridEngine 5.3 and earlier does not properly check the return value from the OpenSSL EVP_VerifyFinal function, which allows remote attackers to bypass validation of the certificate chain via a malformed SSL/TLS signature for DSA and ECDSA keys, a similar vulnerability to CVE-2008-5077.

The bug was discovered 01/07/2009. The weakness was released 01/07/2009 by Security Team with Google Security Team (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vupen.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-0046 since 01/07/2009. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 35310 (CentOS 3 / 4 / 5 : openssl (CESA-2009:0004)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (47836), Tenable (35310), SecurityFocus (BID 33150†), OSVDB (51164†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-20540†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-3904, VDB-46062, VDB-45927 and VDB-45925. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Nessus ID: 35310
Nessus Name: CentOS 3 / 4 / 5 : openssl (CESA-2009:0004)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Security Team
Organization: Google Security Team
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2009-0046 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0046
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45796
X-Force: 47836
SecurityFocus: 33150 - OpenSSL 'EVP_VerifyFinal' Function Signature Verification Vulnerability
OSVDB: 51164 - Multiple vendor OpenSSL EVP_VerifyFinal() certificate chain validation security bypass
Vulnerability Center: 20540 - Sun GridEngine <= 5.3 OpenSSL EVP_VerifyFinal Function Remote Certificate Validation Bypassing, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-0045

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Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/24/2019 11:02
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (68), 08/24/2019 11:02 (8)
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Cache ID: 216:FAC:103

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