CVE-2009-2666

N/A Unknown
Published: August 07, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://fetchmail.berlios.de/fetchmail-SA-2009-01.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=124949601207156&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://osvdb.org/56855
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/36175
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36179
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36236
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1852
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:201
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505530/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35951
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022679
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.543463
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2155
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11059
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://fetchmail.berlios.de/fetchmail-SA-2009-01.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=124949601207156&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://osvdb.org/56855
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/36175
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36179
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36236
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1852
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:201
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505530/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35951
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022679
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.543463
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2155
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11059
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

34 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.7%
71th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-310

Affected Vendors

fetchmail

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