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TI-2009-03328 Aliases CVE-2009-3490GHSA-6p5c-44cm-r9m8

GNU Wget before 1.12 does not properly handle a '\0' character in a domain name in the…

Priority LOW 36CWE-310Published · Updated

Key facts

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

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

Summary

GNU Wget before 1.12 does not properly handle a '\0' character in a domain name in the Common Name field of an X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle remote 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 0.03517 89th 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 · 16

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.11.4VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.3VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.1VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.1VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.1VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.10VulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.11.4 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.3 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.1 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.1 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.1 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.10 Vulnerable ·GNU
Show 6 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.10.1VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.10.2VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.11VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.11.1VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.11.2VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.11.3VulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.10.1 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.10.2 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.1 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.2 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.3 Vulnerable ·GNU

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2009:1549 Released 2009-11-03 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    wget security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 wget-1.10.2-0.30E.1, wget-1.10.2-0.30E.1.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) wget-1.11.4-2.el5_4.1, wget-1.11.4-2.el5_4.1.i386, wget-1.11.4-2.el5_4.1.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 wget-1.10.2-0.30E.1, wget-1.10.2-0.30E.1.i386, wget-1.10.2-0.30E.1.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 wget-1.10.2-1.el4_8.1, wget-1.10.2-1.el4_8.1.i386, wget-1.10.2-1.el4_8.1.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) wget-1.11.4-2.el5_4.1, wget-1.11.4-2.el5_4.1.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 wget-1.10.2-1.el4_8.1, wget-1.10.2-1.el4_8.1.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 wget-1.10.2-0.30E.1, wget-1.10.2-0.30E.1.i386, wget-1.10.2-0.30E.1.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 wget-1.10.2-1.el4_8.1, wget-1.10.2-1.el4_8.1.i386, wget-1.10.2-1.el4_8.1.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 wget-1.10.2-0.30E.1, wget-1.10.2-0.30E.1.i386, wget-1.10.2-0.30E.1.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 wget-1.10.2-1.el4_8.1, wget-1.10.2-1.el4_8.1.i386, wget-1.10.2-1.el4_8.1.ia64

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2009:1549
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2009:1549
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2009:1549
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:1549
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2009:1549
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:1549
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2009:1549
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:1549
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2009:1549
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:1549

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-3490
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6p5c-44cm-r9m8

References

Advisory 1

Other 8

  • TI-2017-09727 GNU Wget: stack overflow in HTTP protocol handling CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2016-04293 GNU wget before 1.18 allows remote servers to write to arbitrary files by redirecting a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2014-04014 Absolute path traversal vulnerability in GNU Wget before 1.16, when recursion is enabled… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2017-09728 GNU Wget: heap overflow in HTTP protocol handling CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2019-04244 Out-of-bounds write in GNU Wget CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-06103 Race condition in wget 1.17 and earlier, when used in recursive or mirroring mode to… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
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