CVE-2009-2417

N/A Unknown
Published: August 14, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

lib/ssluse.c in cURL and libcurl 7.4 through 7.19.5, when OpenSSL 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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://curl.haxx.se/CVE-2009-2417/curl-7.10.6-CVE-2009-2417.patch
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://curl.haxx.se/CVE-2009-2417/curl-7.11.0-CVE-2009-2417.patch
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://curl.haxx.se/CVE-2009-2417/curl-7.12.1-CVE-2009-2417.patch
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://curl.haxx.se/CVE-2009-2417/curl-7.15.1-CVE-2009-2417.patch
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://curl.haxx.se/CVE-2009-2417/curl-7.15.5-CVE-2009-2417.patch
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://curl.haxx.se/CVE-2009-2417/curl-7.16.4-CVE-2009-2417.patch
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://curl.haxx.se/CVE-2009-2417/curl-7.18.1-CVE-2009-2417.patch
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://curl.haxx.se/CVE-2009-2417/curl-7.19.0-CVE-2009-2417.patch
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://curl.haxx.se/CVE-2009-2417/curl-7.19.5-CVE-2009-2417.patch
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20090812.txt
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/36238
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36475
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/45047
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://shibboleth.internet2.edu/secadv/secadv_20090817.txt
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0124
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506055/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36032
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1158-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2263
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52405
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10114
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8542
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://curl.haxx.se/CVE-2009-2417/curl-7.10.6-CVE-2009-2417.patch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://curl.haxx.se/CVE-2009-2417/curl-7.11.0-CVE-2009-2417.patch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://curl.haxx.se/CVE-2009-2417/curl-7.12.1-CVE-2009-2417.patch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://curl.haxx.se/CVE-2009-2417/curl-7.15.1-CVE-2009-2417.patch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://curl.haxx.se/CVE-2009-2417/curl-7.15.5-CVE-2009-2417.patch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://curl.haxx.se/CVE-2009-2417/curl-7.16.4-CVE-2009-2417.patch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://curl.haxx.se/CVE-2009-2417/curl-7.18.1-CVE-2009-2417.patch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://curl.haxx.se/CVE-2009-2417/curl-7.19.0-CVE-2009-2417.patch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://curl.haxx.se/CVE-2009-2417/curl-7.19.5-CVE-2009-2417.patch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20090812.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/36238
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36475
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/45047
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://shibboleth.internet2.edu/secadv/secadv_20090817.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0124
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506055/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36032
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1158-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2263
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52405
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10114
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8542
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

56 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
7.3%
92th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-310

Affected Vendors

libcurl curl

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