CVE-2010-2074 (GCVE-0-2010-2074)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2010-06-16 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 02:17
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
istream.c in w3m 0.5.2 and possibly other versions, when ssl_verify_server is enabled, does not properly handle a '\0' character in a domain name in the (1) subject's Common Name or (2) Subject Alternative Name 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
References
12 references
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|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/14/4 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/40134 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://osvdb.org/65538 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024252 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1467 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1879 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1928 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-05… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40837 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/40733 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
Date Public
2010-06-14 00:00
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