{ "CVE_data_meta": { "ASSIGNER": "cve@mitre.org", "ID": "CVE-2008-0555", "STATE": "PUBLIC" }, "affects": { "vendor": { "vendor_data": [ { "product": { "product_data": [ { "product_name": "n/a", "version": { "version_data": [ { "version_value": "n/a" } ] } } ] }, "vendor_name": "n/a" } ] } }, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": { "description_data": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "The ExpandCert function in Apache-SSL before apache_1.3.41+ssl_1.59 does not properly handle (1) '/' and (2) '=' characters in a Distinguished Name (DN) in a client certificate, which might allow remote attackers to bypass authentication via a crafted DN that triggers overwriting of environment variables." } ] }, "problemtype": { "problemtype_data": [ { "description": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "n/a" } ] } ] }, "references": { "reference_data": [ { "name": "3797", "refsource": "SREASON", "url": "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3797" }, { "name": "http://www.cynops.de/advisories/CVE-2008-0555.txt", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "http://www.cynops.de/advisories/CVE-2008-0555.txt" }, { "name": "ADV-2008-1079", "refsource": "VUPEN", "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1079/references" }, { "name": "http://www.apache-ssl.org/advisory-cve-2008-0555.txt", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "http://www.apache-ssl.org/advisory-cve-2008-0555.txt" }, { "name": "apachessl-expandcert-information-disclosure(41618)", "refsource": "XF", "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41618" }, { "name": "28576", "refsource": "BID", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28576" }, { "name": "http://www.klink.name/security/aklink-sa-2008-005-apache-ssl.txt", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "http://www.klink.name/security/aklink-sa-2008-005-apache-ssl.txt" }, { "name": "29644", "refsource": "SECUNIA", "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/29644" }, { "name": "1019784", "refsource": "SECTRACK", "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019784" }, { "name": "20080402 ANNOUNCE: Apache-SSL security release - apache_1.3.41+ssl_1.59", "refsource": "BUGTRAQ", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490386/100/0/threaded" } ] } }