*** This bug is a security vulnerability ***

Public security bug reported:

Binary package hint: openssl

CVE-2009-0653 description from the NVD:

"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."

http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2009-0653

Ubuntu security tracker:
http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2009/CVE-2009-0653.html

** Affects: openssl (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** CVE added: http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-
bin/cvename.cgi?name=2009-0653

** Visibility changed to: Public

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CVE-2009-0653: OpenSSL does not verify the Basic Constraints for an 
intermediate CA-signed certificate
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/339834
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