{
  "modified": "2025-08-09T19:01:28Z",
  "published": "2009-08-21T17:30:00Z",
  "id": "CVE-2009-2474",
  "details": "neon before 0.28.6, when OpenSSL or GnuTLS is used, does not properly handle a '\\0' character in a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) 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.",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://lists.manyfish.co.uk/pipermail/neon/2009-August/001044.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://lists.manyfish.co.uk/pipermail/neon/2009-August/001046.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/36371"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/36799"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:221"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36079"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-835-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11721"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00924.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00945.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "ARTICLE",
      "url": "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "ARTICLE",
      "url": "http://lists.manyfish.co.uk/pipermail/neon/2009-August/001044.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "ARTICLE",
      "url": "http://lists.manyfish.co.uk/pipermail/neon/2009-August/001046.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "ARTICLE",
      "url": "https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00924.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "ARTICLE",
      "url": "https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00945.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2341"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435"
    }
  ]
}