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CVE-2009-3044

Opera before 10.00 does not properly handle a (1) '\0' character or (2) invalid wildcard character in a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) field of …

Impact

Opera before 10.00 does not properly handle a (1) '\0' character or (2) invalid wildcard character in a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) 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
OperaOpera Browser
through 10.00
Versions 1.00, 2.00, 2.10, 2.12, 3.00

Weakness classification

CWE-310

References