CVE-2009-3941 json
Martin Lambers mpop before 1.0.19, when OpenSSL is used, does not properly handle a '\0' character in a domain name in the (1) subject's Co…
published 2009-11-16 16 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-3912
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.9%
- EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 60%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Martin Lambers mpop before 1.0.19, when OpenSSL is used, does not properly handle a '\0' character in a domain name in the (1) subject's Common Name or (2) 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.
Patch / fix
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2009-3941 updated
mpop NULL character certificate flaw
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
0.93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 60% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-310 Cryptographic Issues
References
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mpop.sourceforge.net
/news.html
patch
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2009/3225
vdb-entry, patch, vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/37312
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2009-3941
- NVD CVE-2009-3941
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