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CVE-2009-3490

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-310 Cryptographic Issues
Publication date:
30/09/2009
Last modified:
09/04/2025

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.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.80 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): Physical
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0
6.80
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1.11.4 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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