socket.c in fetchmail before 6.3.11 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.
Metrics
Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-1852-1 | New fetchmail packages fix SSL certificate verification weakness |
EUVD |
EUVD-2009-2659 | socket.c in fetchmail before 6.3.11 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-816-1 | fetchmail vulnerability |
Fixes
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
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References
History
No history.
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T05:59:56.877Z
Reserved: 2009-08-05T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2009-2666
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2009-08-07T19:00:01.063
Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Link: CVE-2009-2666
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN