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CVE-2009-3490

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-middl…

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
GnuWget
through 1.11.4
Versions 1.5.3, 1.6, 1.7, 1.7.1, 1.8

Weakness classification

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