CVE-2013-4073 | BDVDB-2026-57012 Detail
Description#
The OpenSSL::SSL.verify_certificate_identity function in lib/openssl/ssl.rb in Ruby 1.8 before 1.8.7-p374, 1.9 before 1.9.3-p448, and 2.0 before 2.0.0-p247 does not properly handle a '\0' character in a domain name in the Subject Alternative Name 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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2738
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1902-1
- http://forums.interworx.com/threads/8000-InterWorx-Version-5-0-14-Released-on-Beta-Channel%21
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1090.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1103.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6150
- https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2013-4073
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=979251
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-07/msg00042.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1137.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-07/msg00044.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2809
- http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2013/06/27/hostname-check-bypassing-vulnerability-in-openssl-client-cve-2013-4073/
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.