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CVE-2009-3044

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.0 Published: 2009-09-02 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Opera before 10.00 does not properly handle a (1) '\0' character or (2) invalid wildcard 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.

Affected Platforms

Opera Opera Browser

Weakness Type

CWE-310

References