CVE-2009-3639

Summary

CVECVE-2009-3639
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-10-28 14:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe mod_tls module in ProFTPD before 1.3.2b, and 1.3.3 before 1.3.3rc2, when the dNSNameRequired TLS option is enabled, does not properly handle a '\0' character in a domain name in the Subject Alternative Name field of an X.509 client certificate, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended client-hostname restrictions via a crafted certificate issued by a legitimate Certification Authority, a related issue to CVE-2009-2408.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-310 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.1 All All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.2 All All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.2 rc1 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.2 rc2 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.2 rc4 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd 1.3.3 rc1 All All
Application Proftpd Proftpd All a All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
'Re: [oss-security] proftpd - mod_tls - Improper SSL/TLS certificate' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
ProFTPD mod_tls Module NULL Character CA SSL Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch
Bug 3275 – Improper SSL/TLS certificate subjectAltName verification af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.proftpd.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1925-1 proftpd-dfsg af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
'[oss-security] proftpd - mod_tls - Improper SSL/TLS certificate subjectAltName verification' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
ProFTPD SSL Certificate NULL Character Processing Security Issue - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Debian update for proftpd-dfsg - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2009:288 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 11 Update: proftpd-1.3.2b-1.fc11 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 10 Update: proftpd-1.3.2b-1.fc10 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
530719 – (CVE-2009-3639) CVE-2009-3639 ProFTPD: Doesn't properly handle NULL character in subjectAltName af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Patch
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