CVE-2013-4073
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Aug 18, 2013
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Jun 9, 2013
Description
The OpenSSL::SSL.verify_certificate_identity function in lib/openssl/ssl.rb in Ruby 1.8 before 1.8.7-p374, 1.9 before 1.9.3-p448, and 2.0 before 2.0.0-p247 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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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References
- DSA-2738vendor-advisory
- USN-1902-1vendor-advisory
- http://forums.interworx.com/threads/8000-InterWorx-Version-5-0-14-Released-on-Beta-Channel%21
- RHSA-2013:1090vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2013:1103vendor-advisory
- APPLE-SA-2013-10-22-3vendor-advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6150
- https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2013-4073
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=979251
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1181vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2013:1137vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1186vendor-advisory
- DSA-2809vendor-advisory
- http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2013/06/27/hostname-check-bypassing-vulnerability-in-openssl-client-cve-2013-4073/
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