CVE-2009-2666

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.

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html

http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=124949601207156&w=2

http://secunia.com/advisories/36175

http://secunia.com/advisories/36179

http://secunia.com/advisories/36236

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11059

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937

http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1852

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:201

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022679

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2155

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2