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CVE-2009-0653

OpenSSL, probably 0.9.6, does not verify the Basic Constraints for an intermediate CA-signed...

7.5 HighFix available

OpenSSL, probably 0.9.6, does not verify the Basic Constraints for an intermediate CA-signed certificate, which allows remote attackers to spoof the certificates of trusted sites via a man-in-the-middle attack, a related issue to CVE-2002-0970.

Exploit likelihood

1.15%Up 0.1 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

OpenSSL, probably 0.9.6, does not verify the Basic Constraints for an intermediate CA-signed certificate, which allows remote attackers to spoof the certificates of trusted sites via a man-in-the-middle attack, a related issue to CVE-2002-0970.

Record
CVE-2009-0653
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-287
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

OpenSSL, probably 0.9.6, does not verify the Basic Constraints for an intermediate CA-signed certificate, which allows remote attackers to spoof the certificates of trusted sites via a man-in-the-middle attack, a related issue to CVE-2002-0970.

Record
CVE-2009-0653
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-0656 No score

OpenSSL, probably 0.9.6, does not verify the Basic Constraints for an intermediate CA-signed certificate, which allows remote attackers to spoof the certificates of trusted sites via a man-in-the-middle attack, a related issue to CVE-2002-0970.

Record
EUVD-2009-0656
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gj63-3383-h48m No score

OpenSSL, probably 0.9.6, does not verify the Basic Constraints for an intermediate CA-signed...

OpenSSL, probably 0.9.6, does not verify the Basic Constraints for an intermediate CA-signed certificate, which allows remote attackers to spoof the certificates of trusted sites via a man-in-the-middle attack, a related issue to CVE-2002-0970.

Record
GHSA-gj63-3383-h48m
Weakness
CWE-287
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

OpenSSL, probably 0.9.6, does not verify the Basic Constraints for an intermediate CA-signed certificate, which allows remote attackers to spoof the certificates of trusted sites via a man-in-the-middle attack, a related issue to CVE-2002-0970.

Record
CVE-2009-0653
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2009-0653 No score

OpenSSL, probably 0.9.6, does not verify the Basic Constraints for an intermediate CA-signed certificate, which allows remote attackers to spoof the certificates of trusted sites via a man-in-the-middle attack, a related issue to CVE-2002-0970.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2009-0653
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
openssl
Debian:12
before 0.9.8-1
0.9.8-1
openssl
Debian:13
before 0.9.8-1
0.9.8-1
openssl
Debian:14
before 0.9.8-1
0.9.8-1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2009-0653 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Openssl, published February 20, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.15%, the 66th percentile. Fixed in openssl 0.9.8-1.

References

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