CVE-2009-3490

Publication date 30 September 2009

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

GNU Wget before 1.12 does not properly handle a '\0' character in a domain name in the Common Name field of an X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle remote attackers to spoof arbitrary SSL servers via a crafted certificate issued by a legitimate Certification Authority, a related issue to CVE-2009-2408.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
wget	9.04 jaunty	Fixed 1.11.4-2ubuntu1.1
	8.10 intrepid	Fixed 1.11.4-1ubuntu1.1
	8.04 LTS hardy	Fixed 1.10.2-3ubuntu1.1
	6.06 LTS dapper	Fixed 1.10.2-1ubuntu1.1

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
wget	Upstream: http://hg.addictivecode.org/wget/mainline/rev/2d8c76a23e7d Upstream: http://hg.addictivecode.org/wget/mainline/rev/f2d2ca32fd1b Upstream: http://hg.addictivecode.org/wget/mainline/rev/1eab157d3be7

CVE-2009-3490

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