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…

published September 30, 2009

CVSS
—
EPSS
4%
Percentile
89.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.03517 · 89.2th percentile
Published
2009-09-30T15:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 30 SEP 15:00Z
    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…
    cvelistv5