CVE-2009-2474
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Description
neon before 0.28.6, when OpenSSL or GnuTLS is used, 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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
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Patch and advisory references
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:221
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-835-1
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00924.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00945.html
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