CVE-2008-5082 (GCVE-0-2008-5082)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-01-30 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 10:40
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Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33508 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=475998 x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0145 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0007.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
http://secunia.com/advisories/33693 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
Date Public
2009-01-29 00:00
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