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CVE-2009-3490 (GCVE-0-2009-3490)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-09-30 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 06:31
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Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
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Date Public
2009-08-05 00:00
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