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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-08-31T20:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T06:14:55.277Z

Reserved: 2009-08-31T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2009-3024

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-08-31T20:30:01.093

Modified: 2011-01-20T06:35:32.120

Link: CVE-2009-3024

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2009-07-03T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2009-3024 - Bugzilla