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DEBIAN-CVE-2009-2417

DEBIAN-CVE-2009-2417 PUBLISHED

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.

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:13curl0, 0, 0
Debian:11curl0, 0, 0
Debian:12curl0, 0, 0
Debian:14curl0, 0, 0

Exploit Intelligence

Timeline

  • Aug 14, 2009 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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