CVE-2009-3490
wget: incorrect verification of SSL certificate with NUL in name
Severity Score
10.0
*CVSS v3
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*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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Descriptions
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.
GNU Wget, en versiones anteriores a la 1.12 no maneja adecuadamente un caracter '\0' en un nombre de dominio, en el campo Common Name de una certificado X.509, lo cual permite a atacantes hombre-en-el-medio (man-in-the-middle) remotos suplantar servidores SSL a su elección a través de de un certificado manipulado expedido por una Autoridad de Certificación legítima, un tema relacionado con CVE-2009-2408.
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Timeline
- 2009-09-30 CVE Reserved
- 2009-09-30 CVE Published
- 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-310: Cryptographic Issues
CAPEC
References (12)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://addictivecode.org/pipermail/wget-notify/2009-August/001808.html | Mailing List | |
| http://hg.addictivecode.org/wget/mainline/rev/1eab157d3be7 | X_refsource_confirm | |
| http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705 | X_refsource_confirm | |
| http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125198917018936&w=2 | Mailing List | |
| http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125369675820512&w=2 | Mailing List | |
| http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.web.wget.general/8972 | Mailing List | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36205 | Vdb Entry | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11099 | Signature |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/36540 | 2017-09-19 | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2498 | 2017-09-19 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=520454 | 2009-11-03 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3490 | 2009-11-03 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Gnu Search vendor "Gnu" | Wget Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Wget" | <= 1.11.4 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Wget" and version " <= 1.11.4" | - |
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| Gnu Search vendor "Gnu" | Wget Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Wget" | 1.5.3 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Wget" and version "1.5.3" | - |
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| Gnu Search vendor "Gnu" | Wget Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Wget" | 1.6 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Wget" and version "1.6" | - |
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| Gnu Search vendor "Gnu" | Wget Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Wget" | 1.7 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Wget" and version "1.7" | - |
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| Gnu Search vendor "Gnu" | Wget Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Wget" | 1.7.1 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Wget" and version "1.7.1" | - |
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| Gnu Search vendor "Gnu" | Wget Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Wget" | 1.8 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Wget" and version "1.8" | - |
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| Gnu Search vendor "Gnu" | Wget Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Wget" | 1.8.1 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Wget" and version "1.8.1" | - |
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| Gnu Search vendor "Gnu" | Wget Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Wget" | 1.9 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Wget" and version "1.9" | - |
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| Gnu Search vendor "Gnu" | Wget Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Wget" | 1.9.1 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Wget" and version "1.9.1" | - |
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| Gnu Search vendor "Gnu" | Wget Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Wget" | 1.10 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Wget" and version "1.10" | - |
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| Gnu Search vendor "Gnu" | Wget Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Wget" | 1.10.1 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Wget" and version "1.10.1" | - |
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| Gnu Search vendor "Gnu" | Wget Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Wget" | 1.10.2 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Wget" and version "1.10.2" | - |
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| Gnu Search vendor "Gnu" | Wget Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Wget" | 1.11 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Wget" and version "1.11" | - |
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| Gnu Search vendor "Gnu" | Wget Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Wget" | 1.11.1 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Wget" and version "1.11.1" | - |
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| Gnu Search vendor "Gnu" | Wget Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Wget" | 1.11.2 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Wget" and version "1.11.2" | - |
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| Gnu Search vendor "Gnu" | Wget Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Wget" | 1.11.3 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Wget" and version "1.11.3" | - |
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