CVE-2009-0265 json
Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) BIND 9.6.0 and earlier does not properly check the return value from the OpenSSL EVP_VerifyFinal function…
published 2009-01-26 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-0270
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.5%
- EPSS 2.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) BIND 9.6.0 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, a similar vulnerability to CVE-2008-5077 and CVE-2009-0025.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
2.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Classification
References
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slackware.com
/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.540362
vendor-advisory, mailing-list, patch
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mandriva.com
/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:037
vendor-advisory, broken-link
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secunia.com
/advisories/33559
third-party-advisory, broken-link, vendor-advisory
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isc.org
/node/373
broken-link, vendor-advisory
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2009/0043
vdb-entry, broken-link
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groups.google.com
/group/comp.protocols.dns.bind/browse_thread/thread/49ef622c8329fd33
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2009-0265
- NVD CVE-2009-0265
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