Vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X
CVE-2009-2474
neon before 0.28.6, when OpenSSL or GnuTLS 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.
EPSS: 0.014 (69.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Apple Mac_os_x
- Webdav Neon
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 6.06, 8.04, 8.10
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 10, 11
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Broken Link)
- secalert@redhat.com (Permissions Required, vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN)
- secalert@redhat.com (signature, x_refsource_OVAL, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA)
- secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-2474?
- CVE-2009-2474 is a vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. Published 2009-08-21.
- Is CVE-2009-2474 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.