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CVE-2009-2474

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.8 EPSS 1.38%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2009-08-21 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2009-2474
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.8
EPSS
1.38%
OpenSSL

Original NVD 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.