CVE-2010-0744

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Summary

CVECVE-2010-0744
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-04-20 15:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionaMSN (aka Alvaro's Messenger) 0.98.3 and earlier, when SSL is used, does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) field or a Subject Alternative Name field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof an MSN server via an arbitrary certificate.

Risk And Classification

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

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

Problem Types: CWE-287 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Alvaro Alvaros Messenger 0.83 All All All
Application Alvaro Alvaros Messenger 0.90 All All All
Application Alvaro Alvaros Messenger 0.91 All All All
Application Alvaro Alvaros Messenger 0.92 All All All
Application Alvaro Alvaros Messenger 0.93 All All All
Application Alvaro Alvaros Messenger 0.94 All All All
Application Alvaro Alvaros Messenger 0.95 All All All
Application Alvaro Alvaros Messenger 0.96 All All All
Application Alvaro Alvaros Messenger 0.97 All All All
Application Alvaro Alvaros Messenger All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
404 Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 amsn.svn.sourceforge.net Vendor Advisory
404 Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 amsn.svn.sourceforge.net Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 12 Update: amsn-0.98.3-1.fc12 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
oss-security - Re: CVE Request -- aMSN -- improper SSL certificate validation (MITM) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
404 Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 amsn.svn.sourceforge.net Vendor Advisory
aMSN SSL Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 11 Update: amsn-0.98.3-2.fc11 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
aMSN SSL Certificate Validation Security Issue - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Automated Trading and Strategy Testing Forum af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.opensource-archive.org
#572818 - amsn: ssl certificate validation bypass - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org
Fedora update for amsn - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
404 Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 amsn.svn.sourceforge.net Vendor Advisory
oss-security - CVE Request -- aMSN -- improper SSL certificate validation (MITM) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Bugtraq: aMSN SSL Certificate Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
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