CVE-2009-2417

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

lib/ssluse.c in cURL and libcurl 7.4 through 7.19.5, when OpenSSL is used, does not properly handle a '\0' 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, a related issue to CVE-2009-2408.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.5/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weakness enumeration

CWE-310

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Aug 14, 2009
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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