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National Vulnerability Database

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CVE-2009-2700 Detail

Description

src/network/ssl/qsslcertificate.cpp in Nokia Trolltech Qt 4.x 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.


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Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (09/03/2009)

Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of qt and qt4 as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, or 5. Affected code was introduced upstream in version 4.3.

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Hyperlink Resource
http://qt.gitorious.org/qt/qt/commit/802d8c02eaa0aa9cd8d0c6cbd18cd814e6337bc6
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:225
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36203
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-829-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2499 Vendor Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-2700
NVD Published Date:
09/02/2009
NVD Last Modified:
06/16/2021
Source:
MITRE