Improper access control in Stunnel - CVE-2008-2420

 

Improper access control in Stunnel - CVE-2008-2420

Published: April 16, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU11847
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2008-2420
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.

The weakness exists in the OCSP functionality due to improper search of certificate revocation lists (CRL). A remote attacker can use revoked certificates and bypass intended access restrictions.

Affected software

Stunnel
Gentoo Linux

How to mitigate CVE-2008-2420

Update to version 4.24.


External References

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