CVE-2009-2666

socket.c in fetchmail before 6.3.11 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.

🔗 References (34)

• cve@mitrehttp://fetchmail.berlios.de/fetchmail-SA-2009-01.txt
• cve@mitrehttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html
• cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=124949601207156&w=2
• cve@mitrehttp://osvdb.org/56855
• cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/36175
• cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/36179
• cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/36236
• cve@mitrehttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937
• cve@mitrehttp://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1852
• cve@mitrehttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:201
• cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505530/100/0/threaded
• cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35951
• cve@mitrehttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022679
• cve@mitrehttp://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.543463
• cve@mitrehttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2155