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CVE-2009-3024
Published: Aug 31, 2009
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The verify_hostname_of_cert function in the certificate checking feature in IO-Socket-SSL (IO::Socket::SSL) 1.14 through 1.25 only matches the prefix of a hostname when no wildcard is used, which allows remote attackers to bypass the hostname check for a certificate.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/SULLR/IO-Socket-SSL-1.30/Changes
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ADV-2011-0118
vdb-entry
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GLSA-201101-06
vendor-advisory
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SUSE-SR:2009:015
vendor-advisory
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42893
third-party-advisory
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[oss-security] 20090828 CVE request: perl-IO-Socket-SSL certificate hostname compare bug
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[oss-security] 20090829 Re: CVE request: perl-IO-Socket-SSL certificate hostname compare bug
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[oss-security] 20090831 Re: Re: CVE request: perl-IO-Socket-SSL certificate hostname compare bug
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