CVE-2009-3767

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

Published Oct 23, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 3.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
libraries/libldap/tls_o.c in OpenLDAP 2.2 and 2.4, and possibly other versions, 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

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1943-1 New openldap2.3/openldap packages fix SSL certificate verification weakness
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-3739 libraries/libldap/tls_o.c in OpenLDAP 2.2 and 2.4, and possibly other versions, 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-858-1 OpenLDAP vulnerability
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 6:38 AM
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 10, 2009, 12:00 AM