wget: incorrect verification of SSL certificate with NUL in name
Published Sep 30, 2009
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.52%
Description
GNU Wget before 1.12 does not properly handle a '\0' character in a domain name in the Common Name field of an X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle remote attackers to spoof arbitrary SSL servers via a crafted certificate issued by a legitimate Certification Authority, a related issue to CVE-2009-2408.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.11.4
- 1.5.3
- 1.6
- 1.7
- 1.7.1
- 1.8
- 1.8.1
- 1.9
- 1.9.1
- 1.10
- 1.10.1
- 1.10.2
- 1.11
- 1.11.1
- 1.11.2
- 1.11.3
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
wget-0:1.10.2-0.30E.1
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1549
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
wget-0:1.10.2-1.el4_8.1
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1549
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
wget-0:1.11.4-2.el5_4.1
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1549
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | wget-0:1.10.2-0.30E.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1549 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | wget-0:1.10.2-1.el4_8.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1549 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | wget-0:1.11.4-2.el5_4.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1549 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 3.52% (0.03517) | 88.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.52% (0.03517) | 87.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.60% (0.01601) | 80.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.76% (0.02755) | 76.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.15% (0.01151) | 77.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.41% (0.00414) | 74.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.41% (0.00414) | 73.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.41% (0.00414) | 69.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.73th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (14)
- http://addictivecode.org/pipermail/wget-notify/2009-August/001808.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://hg.addictivecode.org/wget/mainline/rev/1eab157d3be7 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125198917018936&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125369675820512&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.web.wget.general/8972 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36540 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36205 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2498 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3490 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=520454 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3490
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11099 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3490
Change history (0)
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