Vulnerability CVE-2009-3942


Published: 2009-11-16   Modified: 2012-02-13

Description:
Martin Lambers msmtp before 1.4.19, when OpenSSL is used, does not properly handle a '\0' character in a domain name in the (1) subject's Common Name or (2) Subject Alternative Name 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.

Type:

CWE-310

(Cryptographic Issues)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
6.4/10
4.9/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
Partial
Partial
Affected software
Martin lambers -> Msmtp 

 References:
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3224
http://secunia.com/advisories/37321
http://msmtp.sourceforge.net/news.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00007.html

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