CVE-2009-3490

wget: incorrect verification of SSL certificate with NUL in name

Published Sep 30, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 3.5% KEV · Not listed
Description
GNU Wget before 1.12 does not properly handle a '\0' character in a domain name in the Common Name field of an X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle remote 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-1904-1 New wget packages fix SSL certificate verification weakness
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-3472 GNU Wget before 1.12 does not properly handle a '\0' character in a domain name in the Common Name field of an X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle remote 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-842-1 Wget vulnerability
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.01601}

epss

{'score': 0.01358}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 6:31 AM
Reserved
Sep 30, 2009, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 30, 2009, 3:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:11 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Aug 12, 2009, 12:00 AM