CVE catalog

CVE-2009-3490

wget: CVE-2009-3490

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Severity
High
Published
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
3.52% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

DistributionPackageReleaseVersionStatus
Debianwgetsid1.25.0-3fixed
Debianwgetforky1.25.0-3fixed
Debianwgettrixie1.25.0-2fixed
Debianwgetbookworm1.21.3-1+deb12u1fixed

Fixed-version evidence

DistributionPackageTypeReleaseFixed versionUrgencyOriginBugs
Debianwgetsourcesid1.12-1mediumNot reported[549293]
Debianwgetsourceforky1.12-1mediumNot reported[549293]
Debianwgetsourcetrixie1.12-1mediumNot reported[549293]
Debianwgetsourcebookworm1.12-1mediumNot reported[549293]

[Debian bug #549293]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

  • [wget]Fixed
    Details (2)

    • 1.21.3-1+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.12-1

      dsa · wget · debian · bookworm; dsa · wget · debian · 12

    • 1.21.3-1+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.12-1

      dsa · wget · debian · bookworm; dsa · wget · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

  • [wget]Fixed
    Details (2)

    • 1.25.0-2 · amd64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.12-1

      dsa · wget · debian · 13

    • 1.25.0-2 · arm64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.12-1

      dsa · wget · debian · 13

Observed:

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]