CVE-2009-3024
What it is
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.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 1.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 1.0% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 4.3 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 1.0% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-310
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- io-socket-ssl 1.14
- io-socket-ssl 1.15
- io-socket-ssl 1.16
- io-socket-ssl 1.16_1
- io-socket-ssl 1.16_2
- io-socket-ssl 1.16_3
- io-socket-ssl 1.17
- io-socket-ssl 1.18
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 4.3
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Medium
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Is it in your code?
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References
- http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/SULLR/IO-Socket-SSL-1.30/Changes
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-09/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42893
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201101-06.xml
- 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
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0118
- http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/SULLR/IO-Socket-SSL-1.30/Changes
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-09/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42893
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201101-06.xml
- 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
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0118