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TI-2009-02584 Aliases CVE-2009-2702GHSA-65q5-4r9q-gp26

KDE KSSL in kdelibs 3.5.4, 4.2.4, and 4.3 does not properly handle a '\0' character in a…

Priority LOW 35CWE-310Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

KDE KSSL in kdelibs 3.5.4, 4.2.4, and 4.3 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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01257 69th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

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 · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:3.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.4VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.4VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3VulnerableKDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:3.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.4 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.4 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3 Vulnerable ·KDE

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-2702
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-65q5-4r9q-gp26

References

Advisory 3

Other 1

  • TI-2004-01059 Konqueror 3.3.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary FTP commands via an ftp://… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2017-05977 KDE kdelibs before 4.14.32 and KAuth before 5.34 allow local users to gain root… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2015-06270 aRts 1.5.10 and kdelibs3 3.5.10 and earlier do not properly create temporary directories… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.0
  • TI-2014-04135 KDE kdelibs before 4.14 and kauth before 5.1 does not properly use D-Bus for… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2013-01845 kioslave/http/http.cpp in KIO in kdelibs 4.10.3 and earlier allows attackers to discover… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2017-04217 kpac/script.cpp in KDE kio before 5.32 and kdelibs before 4.14.30 calls the PAC… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5
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Sources

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