Unscored severity · published Aug 12, 2009
CVE-2009-2730
libgnutls in GnuTLS before 2.8.2 does not properly handle a '\0' character in a domain name in the subject's (1) Common Name (CN) or (2) Subject Alternative Name (SAN) field of an…
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CVSS
2.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
libgnutls in GnuTLS before 2.8.2 does not properly handle a '\0' character in a domain name in the subject's (1) Common Name (CN) or (2) Subject Alternative Name (SAN) 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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.2% · higher than 82% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GN
Gnutls · Gnu
through 2.8.1; 1.0.16; 1.0.17; 1.0.18; 1.0.19; 1.0.20; +34 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2730
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2730
Vendor Advisory
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.network.gnutls.general/1733
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-09/msg00001.html
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36266
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/36496
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/14/6
www.redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1232.html
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