CVE-2009-3490

GNU Wget < 1.12 - Certificate Domain Validation Bypass via Null Byte in Common Name

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (11)

Core 11
Core References
Various Sources mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.web.wget.general/8972
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125369675820512&w=2
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2498
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=520454
Various Sources mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://addictivecode.org/pipermail/wget-notify/2009-August/001808.html
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/36540
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36205
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11099
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125198917018936&w=2

Scores

EPSS 0.0183
EPSS Percentile 83.2%

Details

CWE
CWE-310
Status published
Products (16)
gnu/wget 1.5.3
gnu/wget 1.6
gnu/wget 1.7
gnu/wget 1.7.1
gnu/wget 1.8
gnu/wget 1.8.1
gnu/wget 1.9
gnu/wget 1.9.1
gnu/wget 1.10
gnu/wget 1.10.1
... and 6 more
Published Sep 30, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026