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CVE-2009-2666

MEDIUMEPSS 71th pctl
6.4
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
fetchmailDebian
Fixed in:6.3.9~rc2-6CVE-2009-2666
Fixed in:6.3.9~rc2-6CVE-2009-2666
Fixed in:6.3.9~rc2-6CVE-2009-2666
Fixed in:6.3.9~rc2-6CVE-2009-2666

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

1.50%probability of exploitation in 30 days
71stpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 71% of all known CVEs.

References

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-310 (Cryptographic Issues) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVESeverityCVSSEPSSExploitedFix
CVE-2014-3566Low3.4100%-Fix
CVE-2015-4000Low3.7100%-Fix
CVE-2015-0204Medium4.399%-Fix
CVE-2016-2107Medium5.989%-Fix
CVE-2016-0800Medium5.982%-Fix
CVE-2014-8684Critical9.872%--
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