CVE-2008-1676

System: incorrect handling of Extensions in CSRs (cs71)

Published Jul 7, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Red Hat PKI Common Framework (rhpki-common) in Red Hat Certificate System (aka Certificate Server or RHCS) 7.1 through 7.3, and Netscape Certificate Management System 6.x, does not recognize Certificate Authority profile constraints on Extensions, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions and conduct man-in-the-middle attacks by submitting a certificate signing request (CSR) and using the resulting certificate.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-1677 Red Hat PKI Common Framework (rhpki-common) in Red Hat Certificate System (aka Certificate Server or RHCS) 7.1 through 7.3, and Netscape Certificate Management System 6.x, does not recognize Certificate Authority profile constraints on Extensions, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions and conduct man-in-the-middle attacks by submitting a certificate signing request (CSR) and using the resulting certificate.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 8:32 AM
Reserved
Apr 3, 2008, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 7, 2008, 11:41 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:52 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Jul 2, 2008, 12:00 AM