CPANSA-IO-Socket-SSL-2009-3024: IO-Socket-SSL vulnerability

Publisher giterlizzi Document category csaf_security_advisory
Initial release date 2009-08-31T00:00:00 Engine CSAF Perl Toolkit 0.25
Current release date 2009-08-31T00:00:00 Build Date
Current version 1 Status final
CVSS v3.1 Base Score Severity
Original language Language en
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Vulnerability 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.

Vulnerabilities

CVE-2009-3024

Vulnerability 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.

Weakness CWE-310 : Cryptographic Issues

Product status

Known affected
Product Score
IO-Socket-SSL greater than or equal 1.14
CVSS Version CVSS Vector CVSS Base Score CVSS Base Severity
2.0 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N 4.3 Medium
IO-Socket-SSL less than or equal 1.25
CVSS Version CVSS Vector CVSS Base Score CVSS Base Severity
2.0 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N 4.3 Medium
Fixed

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References

Revision history

Version Date of the revision Summary of the revision
1 Mon Aug 31 00:00:00 2009 First release

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