Vulnerability in Martin Lambers Mpop
CVE-2009-3941
Martin Lambers mpop before 1.0.19, when OpenSSL is used, does not properly handle a '\0' character in a domain name in the (1) subject's Common Name or (2) Subject Alternative Name 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)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (59.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 59th percentile — 59.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Martin Lambers Mpop — versions 0.1.0, 0.1.1, 0.1.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- mpop.sourceforge.net/news.html (Patch)
- secunia.com/advisories/37312 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3225 (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-3941?
- CVE-2009-3941 is a vulnerability in Martin Lambers Mpop, classified under Cryptographic Issues. Published 2009-11-16.
- Is CVE-2009-3941 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.