CVE-2008-5082

high

Description

The verifyProof function in the Token Processing System (TPS) component in Red Hat Certificate System (RHCS) 7.1 through 7.3 and Dogtag Certificate System 1.0 returns successfully even when token enrollment did not use the hardware key, which allows remote authenticated users with enrollment privileges to bypass intended authentication policies by performing enrollment with a software key.

References

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0007.html

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48331

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=475998

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0145

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33508

http://secunia.com/advisories/33693

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2009-01-30

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00196