CVE-2009-3024

Medium

Description

The verify_hostname_of_cert function in the certificate checking feature in IO-Socket-SSL (IO::Socket::SSL) 1.14 through 1.25 only matches the prefix of a hostname when no wildcard is used, which allows remote attackers to bypass the hostname check for a certificate.

SeverityMedium
CVSS4.3
Exploit probability—
ProductIo-socket-ssl
PublishedAug 31, 2009
First seenAug 31, 2009

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
io-socket-ssl io-socket-ssl1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.16_1, 1.16_2, 1.16_3, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19, 1.20, 1.21, 1.22, 1.23, 1.24, 1.25—

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