DEBIAN-CVE-2009-2417

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2009-2417
Downstream
DSA-1869-1
Published: 14 Aug 2009, 15:16
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:04

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
0/100
CVSS Score
No data
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

14 Aug 2009, 15:16
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:04
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

lib/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.

Affected Systems

  • debian•curl

    < 7.19.5-1.1 | < 7.19.5-1.1 | < 7.19.5-1.1 | < 7.19.5-1.1

References (1)