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wget — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2009-3490

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.

Products
wget
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
1.12-1
CVEs
CVE-2009-3490
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 22:41 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2009-3490

core-osv · Original source

Published 30 Sept 2009, 15:30 UTC

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.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2009-3490

wget

Fixed versions: 1.12-1

wget

Fixed versions: 1.12-1

wget

Fixed versions: 1.12-1

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-3490",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "summary": "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.",
    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2009-3490",
    "products": [
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          "value": "wget",
          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
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            "evidence": "/affected/0/ranges"
          }
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      {
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-23T17:47:27.759879961Z",
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 417056,
  "published_at": "2009-09-30T15:30:00.61+00:00"
}