CVE-2011-4197 | BDVDB-2026-48668 Detail
Description#
etc/inc/certs.inc in the PKI implementation in pfSense before 2.0.1 creates each X.509 certificate with a true value for the CA basic constraint, which allows remote attackers to create sub-certificates for arbitrary subjects by leveraging the private key.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51169
- https://github.com/bsdperimeter/pfsense/commit/87b4deb2b2dae9013e6aa0fe490d6a5a04a27894
- https://github.com/bsdperimeter/pfsense/commit/1379d66f11aaf72982a70287b83e24efcd18898e
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2011-12/0152.html
- https://www.trustmatta.com/advisories/MATTA-2011-001.txt
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71969
- http://www.osvdb.org/77982
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46780
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.