{"cve":"CVE-2008-5077","nvd":{"published":"2009-01-07T17:30:00.327","modified":"2026-06-16T22:59:12.540","status":"Modified","description":"OpenSSL 0.9.8i and earlier does not properly check the return value from the EVP_VerifyFinal function, which allows remote attackers to bypass validation of the certificate chain via a malformed SSL/TLS signature for DSA and ECDSA keys.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-20"],"references":["http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-07/msg00013.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-07/msg00014.html","http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123859864430555&w=2","http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124277349419254&w=2"],"products":["openssl:openssl"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:53:23.791937413+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-5077","score":0.05146,"percentile":0.92418,"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."]}