CVE-2009-3765

mutt: Doesn't properly handle NULL character in subject Common Name

Published Oct 23, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
mutt_ssl.c in mutt 1.5.19 and 1.5.20, when OpenSSL 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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-3737 mutt_ssl.c in mutt 1.5.19 and 1.5.20, when OpenSSL 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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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 8:22 PM
Reserved
Oct 23, 2009, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 23, 2009, 7:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:12 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Aug 11, 2009, 12:00 AM