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TI-2009-02362 Aliases CVE-2009-2474GHSA-x9rv-vww8-vmj9

neon before 0.28.6, when OpenSSL or GnuTLS is used, does not properly handle a '\0'…

Priority LOW 29CWE-326Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-326.

Summary

neon before 0.28.6, when OpenSSL or GnuTLS is used, does not properly handle a '\0' character in a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) 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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01493 74th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 8

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:webdav:neon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 0.28.6VulnerableWebdav
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 10.6.5VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*6.06VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*8.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.10VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11VulnerableFedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:webdav:neon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.28.6 Vulnerable ·Webdav
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 10.6.5 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 6.06 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 8.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2009:1452 Released 2009-09-21 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    neon security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) neon-0.25.5-10.el5_4.1, neon-0.25.5-10.el5_4.1.i386, neon-0.25.5-10.el5_4.1.ia64 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 neon-0.24.7-4.el4_8.2, neon-0.24.7-4.el4_8.2.i386, neon-0.24.7-4.el4_8.2.ia64 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) neon-0.25.5-10.el5_4.1, neon-0.25.5-10.el5_4.1.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) neon-0.25.5-10.el5_4.1, neon-devel-0.25.5-10.el5_4.1, neon-devel-0.25.5-10.el5_4.1.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 neon-0.24.7-4.el4_8.2, neon-0.24.7-4.el4_8.2.i386, neon-devel-0.24.7-4.el4_8.2 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 neon-0.24.7-4.el4_8.2, neon-0.24.7-4.el4_8.2.i386, neon-0.24.7-4.el4_8.2.ia64 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 neon-0.24.7-4.el4_8.2, neon-0.24.7-4.el4_8.2.i386, neon-0.24.7-4.el4_8.2.ia64 +3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2009:1452
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:1452
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2009:1452
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2009:1452
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:1452
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:1452
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:1452

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-2474
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x9rv-vww8-vmj9

References

Advisory 8

Other 2

Sources

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