CVE-2009-2702

kdelibs: kssl incorrect verification of SSL certificate with NUL in subjectAltName

Published Sep 8, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
KDE KSSL in kdelibs 3.5.4, 4.2.4, and 4.3 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

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1916-1 New kdelibs packages fix SSL certificate verification weakness
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-2693 KDE KSSL in kdelibs 3.5.4, 4.2.4, and 4.3 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-833-1 KDE-Libs vulnerability
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00256}

epss

{'score': 0.0035}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.0025}

epss

{'score': 0.00256}

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 8, 2009, 6:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:10 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Sep 1, 2009, 12:00 AM