CVE-2009-3024

N/A Unknown
Published: August 31, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

The verify_hostname_of_cert function in the certificate checking feature in IO-Socket-SSL (IO::Socket::SSL) 1.14 through 1.25 only matches the prefix of a hostname when no wildcard is used, which allows remote attackers to bypass the hostname check for a certificate.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/SULLR/IO-Socket-SSL-1.30/Changes
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-09/msg00001.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/42893
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201101-06.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/28/1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/29/1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/31/4
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0118
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/SULLR/IO-Socket-SSL-1.30/Changes
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-09/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/42893
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201101-06.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/28/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/29/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/31/4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0118
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

16 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.2%
42th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-310

Affected Vendors

io-socket-ssl

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