CVE-2009-2474
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 5.8 · CWE-326
5.8CVSS MEDIUM
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.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexity—
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impact—
Integrity impact—
Availability impactNone
Exploit probability (EPSS)1%
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.htmlAdvisory
- http://lists.manyfish.co.uk/pipermail/neon/2009-August/001044.htmlAdvisory
- http://lists.manyfish.co.uk/pipermail/neon/2009-August/001046.htmlAdvisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36371Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36799Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:221Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36079Advisory