CVE-2009-2666
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2009-2666 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2009-08-07 19:00:01 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| Description | socket.c in fetchmail before 6.3.11 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
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
NoneAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.5.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.5.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.5.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.5.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.5.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.5.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.6.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.6.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.6.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.6.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.6.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.6.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.6.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.6.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.6.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.6.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.7.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.7.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.7.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.7.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.7.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.7.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.7.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.7.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.0.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.0.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.0.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.0.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.1.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.2.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.2.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.2.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.3.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.3.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.3.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.3.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.4.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.4.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.4.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.5.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.5.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.5.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.5.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.6.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.7.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.7.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.7.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.8.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.8.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.8.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.8.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.8.17 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.8.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.8.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.8.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.8.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.8.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.9.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.9.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.9.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.9.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.9.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.9.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.9.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.2.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.2.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.2.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.2.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.2.5.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.2.6 | pre4 | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.2.6 | pre8 | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.2.6 | pre9 | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.2.9 | rc10 | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.2.9 | rc3 | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.2.9 | rc4 | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.2.9 | rc5 | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.2.9 | rc7 | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.2.9 | rc8 | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.2.9 | rc9 | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.3.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.3.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.3.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.3.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.3.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.3.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.3.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.3.6 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.3.6 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.3.6 | rc3 | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.3.6 | rc4 | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.3.6 | rc5 | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.3.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.3.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.3.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.3.9 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'Re: [oss-security] CVE request: fetchmail <= 6.3.10 SSL certificate' - MARC | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | marc.info | |
| osvdb.org/56855 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | osvdb.org | |
| Fetchmail NULL Character Flaw in Common Name Field Lets Remote Users Spoof Certficiates - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2009:201 | Mandriva | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | |
| Fetchmail - Kostenloser Open Source Mail Daemon | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | fetchmail.berlios.de | |
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| About Security Update 2009-006 / Mac OS X v10.6.2 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | support.apple.com | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Fetchmail NULL Character CA SSL Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Security Advisories | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.slackware.com | |
| Fetchmail SSL Certificate NULL Character Processing Vulnerability - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| APPLE-SA-2009-11-09-1 Security Update 2009-006 / Mac OS X v10.6.2 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.apple.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1852-1 fetchmail | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| Debian update for fetchmail - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Slackware update for fetchmail - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.