CVE-2009-2730

gnutls: incorrect verification of SSL certificate with NUL in name (GNUTLS-SA-2009-4)

Published Aug 12, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
libgnutls in GnuTLS before 2.8.2 does not properly handle a '\0' character in a domain name in the subject's (1) Common Name (CN) or (2) Subject Alternative Name (SAN) 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.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1935-1 New gnutls23/gnutls26 packages fix SSL certificate verification weakness
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-2721 libgnutls in GnuTLS before 2.8.2 does not properly handle a '\0' character in a domain name in the subject's (1) Common Name (CN) or (2) Subject Alternative Name (SAN) 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-809-1 GnuTLS vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 5:59 AM
Reserved
Aug 10, 2009, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 12, 2009, 10:30 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:10 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Aug 4, 2009, 12:00 AM