CVE-2009-3490

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.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.60% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.web.wget.general/8972 mailing list
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125369675820512&w=2 mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2498 vdb entry vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=520454
http://addictivecode.org/pipermail/wget-notify/2009-August/001808.html mailing list
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
http://secunia.com/advisories/36540 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36205 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11099 vdb entry signature
http://hg.addictivecode.org/wget/mainline/rev/1eab157d3be7
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125198917018936&w=2 mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-3490?
CVE-2009-3490 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-3490?
To fix CVE-2009-3490, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-3490 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-3490 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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