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Cryptographic Issues Affecting wget package, versions <1.12-1

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Debian security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.41% (75th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-WGET-300541
  • published 30 Sep 2009
  • disclosed 30 Sep 2009
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Introduced: 30 Sep 2009

CVE-2009-3490 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-310 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable wget to version 1.12-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wget package and not the wget package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

GNU Wget before 1.12 does not properly handle a '\0' character in a domain name in the Common Name field of an X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle remote attackers to spoof arbitrary SSL servers via a crafted certificate issued by a legitimate Certification Authority, a related issue to CVE-2009-2408.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

6.3 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Required
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    Low
  • Integrity (I)
    Low
  • Availability (A)
    Low