VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2009-2474

CVSS score5.8 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.49%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2009-08-21
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-326: Inadequate Encryption Strength

Primary references