CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-1407

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

TinySSL 1.02 and earlier does not verify the Basic Constraints for an intermediate CA-signed certificate, allowing remote attackers to spoof the certificates of trusted sites via a man-in-the-middle attack.

Risk Assessment

The organization may be exposed to attacks leading to data theft or fraud, as attackers can forge certificates of trusted sites.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update TinySSL to the latest version that improves certificate verification and to implement additional security measures to protect against man-in-the-middle attacks.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

TinySSL 1.02 and earlier 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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS