CVE-2009-3490

Medium

Description

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.8
Exploit probability—
ProductGnu Wget
PublishedSep 30, 2009
First seenSep 30, 2009

How to fix

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

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
gnu wgetv ≤ 1.11.4, 1.5.3, 1.6, 1.7, 1.7.1, 1.8, 1.8.1, 1.9, 1.9.1, 1.10, 1.10.1, 1.10.2, 1.11, 1.11.1, 1.11.2, 1.11.3—

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