CVE-2010-1192

libESMTP: Multiple certificate validation flaws

Published Mar 31, 2010 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
libESMTP, probably 1.0.4 and earlier, 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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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-1222 libESMTP, probably 1.0.4 and earlier, 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.
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
canonical
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 1:14 AM
Reserved
Mar 30, 2010, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 31, 2010, 6:00 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:17 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Mar 3, 2010, 12:00 AM