etc/inc/certs.inc in the PKI implementation in pfSense before 2.0.1 creates each X.509 certificate with a true value for the CA basic constraint, which allows remote attackers to create sub-certificates for arbitrary subjects by leveraging the private key.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-4140 etc/inc/certs.inc in the PKI implementation in pfSense before 2.0.1 creates each X.509 certificate with a true value for the CA basic constraint, which allows remote attackers to create sub-certificates for arbitrary subjects by leveraging the private key.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T00:01:51.231Z

Reserved: 2011-10-26T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2011-4197

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2012-01-03T19:55:03.560

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2011-4197

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