CVE-2008-5082

The verifyProof function in the Token Processing System (TPS) component in Red Hat Certificate...

6.0 Medium

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.

Exploit likelihood

0.78%Down 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.0

Record: CVE-2008-5082
CVSS 2.0: 6.0 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-287
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2008-5082
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-5061 No score

Record: EUVD-2008-5061
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j872-hj4c-mqf5 No score

The verifyProof function in the Token Processing System (TPS) component in Red Hat Certificate...

Record: GHSA-j872-hj4c-mqf5
Weakness: CWE-287
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`pkisetup` Red Hat:certificate_system:7.3 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:7.3.0-14.el4	0:7.3.0-14.el4
`rhpki-ca` Red Hat:certificate_system:7.3 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:7.3.0-17.el4	0:7.3.0-17.el4
`rhpki-common` Red Hat:certificate_system:7.3 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:7.3.0-40.el4	0:7.3.0-40.el4
`rhpki-kra` Red Hat:certificate_system:7.3 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:7.3.0-13.el4	0:7.3.0-13.el4
`rhpki-ocsp` Red Hat:certificate_system:7.3 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:7.3.0-11.el4	0:7.3.0-11.el4
`rhpki-ra` Red Hat:certificate_system:7.3 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:7.3.0-67.el4	0:7.3.0-67.el4
`rhpki-tks` Red Hat:certificate_system:7.3 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:7.3.0-12.el4	0:7.3.0-12.el4
`rhpki-tps` Red Hat:certificate_system:7.3 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:7.3.0-23.el4	0:7.3.0-23.el4
`rhpki-util` Red Hat:certificate_system:7.3 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:7.3.0-20.el4	0:7.3.0-20.el4

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-5082 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.0) in Redhat Dogtag Certificate System, published January 30, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.78%, the 56th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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