CVE Catalog

CVE-2009-2702

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Vulnerability in KSSL component of kdelibs (versions 3.5.4, 4.2.4, and 4.3) improperly handles a null character ('\0') in a domain name in the Subject Alternative Name field of an X.509 certificate. This allows a man-in-the-middle attacker to spoof arbitrary SSL servers using a crafted certificate issued by a trusted Certification Authority.

Risk Assessment

The organization is exposed to man-in-the-middle attacks that can lead to interception of sensitive data transmitted over SSL/TLS, including passwords, login credentials, and other confidential information.

Recommendation

Immediately update kdelibs to a version where this vulnerability is fixed, or apply a security patch provided by the system distributor.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

KDE KSSL in kdelibs 3.5.4, 4.2.4, and 4.3 does not properly handle a '\0' character in a domain name in the 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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS