CVE-2009-2474

neon: Improper verification of x509v3 certificate with NULL (zero) byte in certain fields

Published Aug 21, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 5.8 Medium EPSS 1.5% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-2469 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-835-1 neon vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 5:52 AM
Reserved
Jul 15, 2009, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 21, 2009, 5:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:09 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Aug 18, 2009, 12:00 AM