CVE-2009-2417 describes a critical vulnerability in cURL and libcurl versions 7.4 through 7.19.5 when utilizing OpenSSL. This flaw allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof legitimate SSL servers by exploiting improper handling of a null character in the Common Name field of an X.509 certificate. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability has a high severity, indicating easy exploitation over a network with no authentication required, potentially leading to compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:curl:libcurl:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:curl:libcurl:7.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:curl:libcurl:7.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:curl:libcurl:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:curl:libcurl:7.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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