CVE-2009-2474 (GCVE-0-2009-2474)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-08-21 17:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 05:52
VLAI
Summary
neon before 0.28.6, when OpenSSL or GnuTLS is used, does not properly handle a '\0' character in a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) field of an X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof arbitrary SSL servers via a crafted certificate issued by a legitimate Certification Authority, a related issue to CVE-2009-2408.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
redhat CNA under the redhat root
CNA scorecard B 82/100 over 1085 records in the last 180 days details
References
URL Tags
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2341 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36079 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
http://secunia.com/advisories/36371 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-835-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-an… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-an… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
http://secunia.com/advisories/36799 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
Date Public
2009-08-18 00:00
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Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Vulnerability timeline

Sightings and recorded dates, grouped by day · UTC

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