CVE - CVE-2009-2417

CVE-ID
CVE-2009-2417	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
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.
References
Note: References are provided for the convenience of the reader to help distinguish between vulnerabilities. The list is not intended to be complete.
MISC:20090824 rPSA-2009-0124-1 curl URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506055/100/0/threaded MISC:20091120 VMSA-2009-0016 VMware vCenter and ESX update release and vMA patch release address multiple security issue in third party components URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded MISC:36032 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36032 MISC:36238 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/36238 MISC:36475 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/36475 MISC:37471 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/37471 MISC:45047 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/45047 MISC:ADV-2009-2263 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2263~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:ADV-2009-3316 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:APPLE-SA-2010-03-29-1 URL:http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html MISC:USN-1158-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1158-1 MISC:curl-certificate-security-bypass(52405) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52405 MISC:http://curl.haxx.se/CVE-2009-2417/curl-7.10.6-CVE-2009-2417.patch URL:http://curl.haxx.se/CVE-2009-2417/curl-7.10.6-CVE-2009-2417.patch MISC:http://curl.haxx.se/CVE-2009-2417/curl-7.11.0-CVE-2009-2417.patch URL:http://curl.haxx.se/CVE-2009-2417/curl-7.11.0-CVE-2009-2417.patch MISC:http://curl.haxx.se/CVE-2009-2417/curl-7.12.1-CVE-2009-2417.patch URL:http://curl.haxx.se/CVE-2009-2417/curl-7.12.1-CVE-2009-2417.patch MISC:http://curl.haxx.se/CVE-2009-2417/curl-7.15.1-CVE-2009-2417.patch URL:http://curl.haxx.se/CVE-2009-2417/curl-7.15.1-CVE-2009-2417.patch MISC:http://curl.haxx.se/CVE-2009-2417/curl-7.15.5-CVE-2009-2417.patch URL:http://curl.haxx.se/CVE-2009-2417/curl-7.15.5-CVE-2009-2417.patch MISC:http://curl.haxx.se/CVE-2009-2417/curl-7.16.4-CVE-2009-2417.patch URL:http://curl.haxx.se/CVE-2009-2417/curl-7.16.4-CVE-2009-2417.patch MISC:http://curl.haxx.se/CVE-2009-2417/curl-7.18.1-CVE-2009-2417.patch URL:http://curl.haxx.se/CVE-2009-2417/curl-7.18.1-CVE-2009-2417.patch MISC:http://curl.haxx.se/CVE-2009-2417/curl-7.19.0-CVE-2009-2417.patch URL:http://curl.haxx.se/CVE-2009-2417/curl-7.19.0-CVE-2009-2417.patch MISC:http://curl.haxx.se/CVE-2009-2417/curl-7.19.5-CVE-2009-2417.patch URL:http://curl.haxx.se/CVE-2009-2417/curl-7.19.5-CVE-2009-2417.patch MISC:http://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20090812.txt URL:http://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20090812.txt MISC:http://shibboleth.internet2.edu/secadv/secadv_20090817.txt URL:http://shibboleth.internet2.edu/secadv/secadv_20090817.txt MISC:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077 URL:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077 MISC:http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0124 URL:http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0124 MISC:http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html URL:http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html MISC:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10114 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10114 MISC:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8542 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8542
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20090709	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20090709)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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