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CVE-2009-2730

libgnutls in GnuTLS before 2.8.2 does not properly handle a '\0' character in a domain name in the subject's (1) Common Name (CN) or (2) Subject Alternative Na…

Impact

libgnutls in GnuTLS before 2.8.2 does not properly handle a '\0' character in a domain name in the subject's (1) Common Name (CN) or (2) Subject Alternative Name (SAN) 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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
GnuGnutls
through 2.8.1
Versions 1.0.16, 1.0.17, 1.0.18, 1.0.19, 1.0.20

Weakness classification

CWE-310

References