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CVE-2009-3942

MEDIUM CVSS: 6.4 Published: 2009-11-16 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Martin Lambers msmtp before 1.4.19, when OpenSSL is used, does not properly handle a '\0' character in a domain name in the (1) subject's Common Name or (2) Subject Alternative Name 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

Martin Lambers Msmtp

Weakness Type

CWE-310

References