CVE-2008-7129 json
XySSL before 0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via an X.509 certificate that does not pass the RSA s…
published 2009-08-31 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-7088
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.9%
- EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 59%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
XySSL before 0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via an X.509 certificate that does not pass the RSA signature check during verification.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
0.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
References
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2008/0917
vdb-entry, patch, vendor-advisory
-
osvdb.org
/49101
vdb-entry
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/41255
vdb-entry
- polarssl.org /?archive#001c
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2008-7129
- NVD CVE-2008-7129
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