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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.9
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Osx Curl | — | Upgrade macOS to the latest versionApply OS X security update 2010-002 | Dec 16, 2011 | Aug 14, 2009 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade curlUpgrade curl-devel | Dec 1, 2016 | Aug 14, 2009 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade curl | Jul 30, 2024 | Aug 14, 2009 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade net-misc/curl. | Oct 30, 2017 | Aug 14, 2009 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade curl-develUpgrade curl | Oct 16, 2024 | Aug 14, 2009 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade curlUpgrade keyutils-libs-32bitUpgrade curl-fish-completionUpgrade libcurl4-32bitUpgrade libcurl-mini4Upgrade libcurl-develUpgrade keyutils-libsUpgrade libidn-x86Upgrade libidnUpgrade curl-openssl1Upgrade libcurl4-openssl1-32bitUpgrade libcurl4-openssl1Upgrade libidn-32bitUpgrade libcurl4Upgrade keyutils-libs-x86Upgrade curl-zsh-completionUpgrade libcurl4-x86Upgrade libcurl-devel-doc | Feb 17, 2015 | Jun 28, 2013 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libcurl3Upgrade libcurl3-gnutls | Nov 8, 2024 | Aug 14, 2009 |
| Vmsa 2009 0016 5 Updated Service Console Package Curl | — | Upgrade VMware ESX 4.0 to build number 208167 | Sep 2, 2010 | Aug 14, 2009 |
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