CVE-2009-0021

ntp incorrectly checks for malformed signatures

Published Jan 7, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 3.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
NTP 4.2.4 before 4.2.4p5 and 4.2.5 before 4.2.5p150 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.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1702-1 New ntp packages fix cryptographic weakness
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-0034 NTP 4.2.4 before 4.2.4p5 and 4.2.5 before 4.2.5p150 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-705-1 NTP vulnerability
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 4:17 AM
Reserved
Dec 15, 2008, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 7, 2009, 5:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:04 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jan 7, 2009, 12:00 AM