CVE-2009-2474

MediumCVSS 5.8/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

neon before 0.28.6, when OpenSSL or GnuTLS 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 5.8/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-326

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Aug 21, 2009
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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