CVE-2009-2417

lib/ssluse.c in cURL and libcurl 7.4 through 7.19.5, when OpenSSL is used, does not properly handle a '\0' character in a domain name in the subject's Common…

published August 14, 2009

CVSS
—
EPSS
3%
Percentile
89.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

lib/ssluse.c in cURL and libcurl 7.4 through 7.19.5, when OpenSSL 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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.03461 · 89.0th percentile
Published
2009-08-14T15:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 14 AUG 15:00Z
    lib/ssluse.c in cURL and libcurl 7.4 through 7.19.5, when OpenSSL is used, does not properly handle a '\0' character in a domain name in the subject's Common…
    cvelistv5