CVE-2009-4565

EUVD-2009-4531
sendmail before 8.14.4 does not properly handle a '\0' character in a Common Name (CN) field of an X.509 certificate, which (1) allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof arbitrary SSL-based SMTP servers via a crafted server certificate issued by a legitimate Certification Authority, and (2) allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted client certificate issued by a legitimate Certification Authority, a related issue to CVE-2009-2408.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
7.5 UNKNOWN
NETWORK
LOW
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 73%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
sendmailsendmail
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≤ 8.14.3
sendmailsendmail
2.6
sendmailsendmail
2.6.1
sendmailsendmail
3.0
sendmailsendmail
3.0.1
sendmailsendmail
4.1
sendmailsendmail
4.55
sendmailsendmail
5.59
sendmailsendmail
5.61
sendmailsendmail
5.65
sendmailsendmail
8.6.7
sendmailsendmail
8.7.6
sendmailsendmail
8.7.7
sendmailsendmail
8.7.8
sendmailsendmail
8.7.9
sendmailsendmail
8.7.10
sendmailsendmail
8.8.8
sendmailsendmail
8.9.0
sendmailsendmail
8.9.1
sendmailsendmail
8.9.2
sendmailsendmail
8.9.3
sendmailsendmail
8.10
sendmailsendmail
8.10.0
sendmailsendmail
8.10.1
sendmailsendmail
8.10.2
sendmailsendmail
8.11.0
sendmailsendmail
8.11.1
sendmailsendmail
8.11.2
sendmailsendmail
8.11.3
sendmailsendmail
8.11.4
sendmailsendmail
8.11.5
sendmailsendmail
8.11.6
sendmailsendmail
8.11.7
sendmailsendmail
8.12:beta10
sendmailsendmail
8.12:beta12
sendmailsendmail
8.12:beta16
sendmailsendmail
8.12:beta5
sendmailsendmail
8.12:beta7
sendmailsendmail
8.12.0
sendmailsendmail
8.12.1
sendmailsendmail
8.12.2
sendmailsendmail
8.12.3
sendmailsendmail
8.12.4
sendmailsendmail
8.12.5
sendmailsendmail
8.12.6
sendmailsendmail
8.12.7
sendmailsendmail
8.12.8
sendmailsendmail
8.12.9
sendmailsendmail
8.12.10
sendmailsendmail
8.13.0
sendmailsendmail
8.13.1
sendmailsendmail
8.13.1.2
sendmailsendmail
8.13.2
sendmailsendmail
8.13.3
sendmailsendmail
8.13.4
sendmailsendmail
8.13.5
sendmailsendmail
8.13.6
sendmailsendmail
8.13.7
sendmailsendmail
8.13.8
sendmailsendmail
8.14.1
sendmailsendmail
8.14.2
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
sendmail
bookworm
8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2
fixed
bullseye
8.15.2-22+deb11u3
fixed
sid
8.18.1-6
fixed
trixie
8.18.1-6
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
sendmail
dapper
ignored
hardy
ignored
intrepid
ignored
jaunty
ignored
karmic
ignored
lucid
not-affected
maverick
not-affected
natty
not-affected
oneiric
not-affected
Common Weakness Enumeration
References