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Status published
Medium
CVE-2009-3024
The verify_hostname_of_cert function in the certificate checking feature in IO-Socket-SSL...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/SULLR/IO-Socket-SSL-1.30/Changes
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0118
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201101-06.xml
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-09/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42893
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/28/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/29/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/31/4
Affected Vendor
io-socket-ssl
View all reports →Affected Software
io-socket-ssl
Vulnerable Versions:
1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.16_1, 1.16_2, 1.16_3, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19, 1.20, 1.21, 1.22, 1.23, 1.24, 1.25
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 31st, 2009
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.