{"cve":"CVE-2008-0555","nvd":{"published":"2008-04-04T00:44:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:49:52.087","status":"Modified","description":"The ExpandCert function in Apache-SSL before apache_1.3.41+ssl_1.59 does not properly handle (1) '/' and (2) '=' characters in a Distinguished Name (DN) in a client certificate, which might allow remote attackers to bypass authentication via a crafted DN that triggers overwriting of environment variables.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-20","CWE-287"],"references":["http://secunia.com/advisories/29644","http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3797","http://www.apache-ssl.org/advisory-cve-2008-0555.txt","http://www.cynops.de/advisories/CVE-2008-0555.txt","http://www.klink.name/security/aklink-sa-2008-005-apache-ssl.txt"],"products":["apache-ssl:apache-ssl"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:51:11.071189229+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-0555","score":0.0187,"percentile":0.79347,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}