CVE-2009-2417

Summary

CVECVE-2009-2417
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-08-14 15:16:00 UTC
Updated2018-10-10 19:40:00 UTC
Descriptionlib/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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-310

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Curl Libcurl 7.10 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.10.1 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.10.2 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.10.3 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.10.4 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.10.5 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.10.6 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.10.7 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.10.8 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.11.0 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.11.1 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.11.2 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.12 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.12.0 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.12.1 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.12.2 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.12.3 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.13 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.13.1 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.13.2 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.14 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.14.1 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.15 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.15.1 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.15.2 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.15.3 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.16.3 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.17.0 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.17.1 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.18.0 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.18.1 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.18.2 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.19.0 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.19.1 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.19.2 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.19.3 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.19.4 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.19.5 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.4 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.4.1 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.4.2 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.5 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.5.1 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.5.2 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.6 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.6.1 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.7 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.7.1 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.7.2 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.7.3 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.8 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.8.1 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.9 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.9.1 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.9.2 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.9.3 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.9.5 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.9.6 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.9.7 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.9.8 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.10 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.10.1 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.10.2 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.10.3 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.10.4 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.10.5 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.10.6 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.10.7 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.10.8 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.11.0 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.11.1 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.11.2 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.12 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.12.0 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.12.1 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.12.2 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.12.3 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.13 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.13.1 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.13.2 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.14 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.14.1 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.15 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.15.1 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.15.2 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.15.3 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.16.3 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.17.0 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.17.1 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.18.0 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.18.1 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.18.2 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.19.0 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.19.1 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.19.2 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.19.3 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.19.4 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.19.5 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.4 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.4.1 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.4.2 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.5 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.5.1 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.5.2 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.6 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.6.1 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.7 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.7.1 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.7.2 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.7.3 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.8 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.8.1 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.9 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.9.1 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.9.2 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.9.3 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.9.5 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.9.6 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.9.7 All All All
Application Curl Libcurl 7.9.8 All All All
Application Libcurl Libcurl 7.12 All All All
Application Libcurl Libcurl 7.12.1 All All All
Application Libcurl Libcurl 7.12.2 All All All
Application Libcurl Libcurl 7.12.3 All All All
Application Libcurl Libcurl 7.13 All All All
Application Libcurl Libcurl 7.13.1 All All All
Application Libcurl Libcurl 7.13.2 All All All
Application Libcurl Libcurl 7.14 All All All
Application Libcurl Libcurl 7.14.1 All All All
Application Libcurl Libcurl 7.15 All All All
Application Libcurl Libcurl 7.15.1 All All All
Application Libcurl Libcurl 7.15.2 All All All
Application Libcurl Libcurl 7.15.3 All All All
Application Libcurl Libcurl 7.16.3 All All All
Application Libcurl Libcurl 7.12 All All All
Application Libcurl Libcurl 7.12.1 All All All
Application Libcurl Libcurl 7.12.2 All All All
Application Libcurl Libcurl 7.12.3 All All All
Application Libcurl Libcurl 7.13 All All All
Application Libcurl Libcurl 7.13.1 All All All
Application Libcurl Libcurl 7.13.2 All All All
Application Libcurl Libcurl 7.14 All All All
Application Libcurl Libcurl 7.14.1 All All All
Application Libcurl Libcurl 7.15 All All All
Application Libcurl Libcurl 7.15.1 All All All
Application Libcurl Libcurl 7.15.2 All All All
Application Libcurl Libcurl 7.15.3 All All All
Application Libcurl Libcurl 7.16.3 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
curl.haxx.se/CVE-2009-2417/curl-7.19.5-CVE-2009-2417.patch CONFIRM curl.haxx.se Patch
curl.haxx.se/CVE-2009-2417/curl-7.16.4-CVE-2009-2417.patch CONFIRM curl.haxx.se Patch, Vendor Advisory
USN-1158-1: curl vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
curl: page not found CONFIRM curl.haxx.se Vendor Advisory
wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0124 CONFIRM wiki.rpath.com
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
curl.haxx.se/CVE-2009-2417/curl-7.18.1-CVE-2009-2417.patch CONFIRM curl.haxx.se Patch
curl.haxx.se/CVE-2009-2417/curl-7.12.1-CVE-2009-2417.patch CONFIRM curl.haxx.se Patch
rPath update for curl - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH VUPEN www.vupen.com
APPLE-SA-2010-03-29-1 Security Update 2010-002 / Mac OS X v10.6.3 APPLE lists.apple.com
Webmail - OVH VUPEN www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
curl.haxx.se/CVE-2009-2417/curl-7.15.1-CVE-2009-2417.patch CONFIRM curl.haxx.se Patch
cURL OpenSSL NULL Character Spoofing Vulnerability - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository OVAL oval.cisecurity.org
curl.haxx.se/CVE-2009-2417/curl-7.19.0-CVE-2009-2417.patch CONFIRM curl.haxx.se Patch
Ubuntu update for curl - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com
curl.haxx.se/CVE-2009-2417/curl-7.11.0-CVE-2009-2417.patch CONFIRM curl.haxx.se Patch
curl.haxx.se/CVE-2009-2417/curl-7.10.6-CVE-2009-2417.patch CONFIRM curl.haxx.se Patch
cURL / libcURL NULL Character CA SSL Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
VMSA-2009-0016.1 CONFIRM www.vmware.com
Repository / Oval Repository OVAL oval.cisecurity.org
curl.haxx.se/CVE-2009-2417/curl-7.15.5-CVE-2009-2417.patch CONFIRM curl.haxx.se Patch
About the security content of Security Update 2010-002 / Mac OS X v10.6.3 CONFIRM support.apple.com
Shibboleth - InCommon CONFIRM shibboleth.internet2.edu
VMware ESX and vMA Update for Multiple Packages - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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