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

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

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-842-1
    • Wget vulnerability
    • 6 October 2009

Other references