CVE-2009-2700

Qt: QSslCertificate incorrect verification of SSL certificate with NUL in subjectAltName

Published Sep 2, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
src/network/ssl/qsslcertificate.cpp in Nokia Trolltech Qt 4.x does not properly handle a '\0' character in a domain name in the 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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1988-1 New qt4-x11 packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-2692 src/network/ssl/qsslcertificate.cpp in Nokia Trolltech Qt 4.x does not properly handle a '\0' character in a domain name in the 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-829-1 Qt vulnerability
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 5:59 AM
Reserved
Aug 5, 2009, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 2, 2009, 5:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:10 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Aug 28, 2009, 12:00 AM