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CVE-2009-2474

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.8 Published: 2009-08-21 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

neon before 0.28.6, when OpenSSL or GnuTLS 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.

Affected Platforms

Canonical Ubuntu LinuxWebdav NeonFedoraproject FedoraApple Mac Os X

Weakness Type

CWE-326

References