Vulnerability in Curl Libcurl

CVE-2009-2417

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.

Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)

EPSS: 0.036 (88.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Curl Libcurl — versions 7.4, 7.4.1, 7.4.2
  • Libcurl — versions 7.12, 7.12.1, 7.12.2
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2009-2417?
CVE-2009-2417 is a vulnerability in Curl Libcurl, classified under Cryptographic Issues. Published 2009-08-14.
Is CVE-2009-2417 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.