CVE-2009-3490

MediumCVSS 6.8/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 6.8/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weakness enumeration

CWE-310

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
n/an/an/a

References

Timeline

Published
Sep 30, 2009
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2009-3490: Medium severity, CVSS 6.8 | Vulnix