gsd-2010-2074
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:21
Details
istream.c in w3m 0.5.2 and possibly other versions, when ssl_verify_server is enabled, does not properly handle a '\0' character in a domain name in the (1) subject's Common Name or (2) Subject Alternative Name 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.
Aliases
Aliases
CVE-2010-2074


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    "description": "istream.c in w3m 0.5.2 and possibly other versions, when ssl_verify_server is enabled, does not properly handle a \u0027\\0\u0027 character in a domain name in the (1) subject\u0027s Common Name or (2) Subject Alternative Name 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.",
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      "lastModifiedDate": "2010-09-09T05:42Z",
      "publishedDate": "2010-06-16T20:30Z"
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