CVE 2009-2730
libgnutls in GnuTLS before 2.8.2 does not properly handle a '\0' character in a domain name in the subject's (1) Common Name (CN) or (2) Subject Alternative Name (SAN) 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.
Related bugs and status
CVE-2009-2730 (Candidate) is related to these bugs:
Bug #413136: gnutls vulnerable to CVE-2009-2730
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 413136 | gnutls vulnerable to CVE-2009-2730 | gnutls26 (Ubuntu) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
| 413136 | gnutls vulnerable to CVE-2009-2730 | gnutls26 (Ubuntu Intrepid) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
| 413136 | gnutls vulnerable to CVE-2009-2730 | gnutls26 (Ubuntu Jaunty) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
| 413136 | gnutls vulnerable to CVE-2009-2730 | gnutls26 (Ubuntu Karmic) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
| 413136 | gnutls vulnerable to CVE-2009-2730 | gnutls13 (Ubuntu) | Undecided | Invalid | ||
| 413136 | gnutls vulnerable to CVE-2009-2730 | gnutls13 (Ubuntu Intrepid) | Undecided | Invalid | ||
| 413136 | gnutls vulnerable to CVE-2009-2730 | gnutls13 (Ubuntu Jaunty) | Undecided | Invalid | ||
| 413136 | gnutls vulnerable to CVE-2009-2730 | gnutls13 (Ubuntu Karmic) | Undecided | Invalid | ||
| 413136 | gnutls vulnerable to CVE-2009-2730 | gnutls12 (Ubuntu) | Undecided | Invalid | ||
| 413136 | gnutls vulnerable to CVE-2009-2730 | gnutls12 (Ubuntu Intrepid) | Undecided | Invalid | ||
| 413136 | gnutls vulnerable to CVE-2009-2730 | gnutls12 (Ubuntu Jaunty) | Undecided | Invalid | ||
| 413136 | gnutls vulnerable to CVE-2009-2730 | gnutls12 (Ubuntu Karmic) | Undecided | Invalid | ||
| 413136 | gnutls vulnerable to CVE-2009-2730 | gnutls12 (Ubuntu Dapper) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
| 413136 | gnutls vulnerable to CVE-2009-2730 | gnutls13 (Ubuntu Dapper) | Undecided | Invalid | ||
| 413136 | gnutls vulnerable to CVE-2009-2730 | gnutls26 (Ubuntu Dapper) | Undecided | Invalid | ||
| 413136 | gnutls vulnerable to CVE-2009-2730 | gnutls12 (Ubuntu Hardy) | Undecided | Invalid | ||
| 413136 | gnutls vulnerable to CVE-2009-2730 | gnutls13 (Ubuntu Hardy) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
| 413136 | gnutls vulnerable to CVE-2009-2730 | gnutls26 (Ubuntu Hardy) | Undecided | Invalid | ||
See the 
CVE page on Mitre.org
for more details.
