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CVE-2009-3490

Published: 9/30/2009 Last updated: 8/7/2024 Reserved: 9/30/2009

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.

CNA assigner: mitre (8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca) Requested by: n/a

Opam packages affected (1)

conf-wget

Products affected (0)

No product listed.

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