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CVE-2010-2074
CVE information
Published
Last Modified
CVSSv2.0 Severity
Impact Analysis
Description
istream.c in w3m 0.5.2 and possibly other versions, when ssl_verify_server is enabled, does not properly handle a '\0' character in a domain name in the (1) subject's Common Name or (2) Subject Alternative Name 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..
CVSSv2.0 Score
- Severity
- Medium
- Base Score
- 6.8/10
- Exploit Score
- 8.6/10
- Access Vector
- Network
- Access Complexity
- Medium
- Authentication Required
- None
- Impact Score
- 6.4/10
- Confidentiality Impact
- Partial
- Availability Impact
- Partial
- Integrity Impact
- Partial
Products Affected
CPE | Affected | Vulnerable | Excluding | Edit |
---|---|---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:w3m:w3m:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40134
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/14/4
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1467
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40837
- http://osvdb.org/65538
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40733
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1928
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/044401.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1879
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0565.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024252
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html