CVE-2009-2702
kdelibs - SSL certificate verification weakness
EPSS 0.45%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2009-2702
To remediate CVE-2009-2702, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/kde4libs—upgrade to 4:4.3.2-1 or later
- —upgrade to 4:3.5.5a.dfsg.1-8etch3 or later
Is CVE-2009-2702 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.4%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 4:4.3.2-1
- from 0, < 4:3.5.5a.dfsg.1-8etch3