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CVE-2009-3490

GNU Wget before 1.12 does not properly handle a '\0' character in a domain name in the Common Name field of an X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle remote attackers to spoof arbitrary SSL servers via a crafted certificate issued by a legitimate Certification Authority, a related issue to CVE-2009-2408.

Published

2009-09-30T15:30:00.610

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-310
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application gnu wget ≤ 1.11.4 Yes
Application gnu wget 1.5.3 Yes
Application gnu wget 1.6 Yes
Application gnu wget 1.7 Yes
Application gnu wget 1.7.1 Yes
Application gnu wget 1.8 Yes
Application gnu wget 1.8.1 Yes
Application gnu wget 1.9 Yes
Application gnu wget 1.9.1 Yes
Application gnu wget 1.10 Yes
Application gnu wget 1.10.1 Yes
Application gnu wget 1.10.2 Yes
Application gnu wget 1.11 Yes
Application gnu wget 1.11.1 Yes
Application gnu wget 1.11.2 Yes
Application gnu wget 1.11.3 Yes
References