CVE-2013-4248 Information

Description

The openssl_x509_parse function in openssl.c in the OpenSSL module in PHP before 5.4.18 and 5.5.x before 5.5.2 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.

Reference

http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git;a=commit;h=2874696a5a8d46639d261571f915c493cd875897 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00125.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00126.html http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141390017113542&w=2 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1307.html http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1615.html http://secunia.com/advisories/54478 http://secunia.com/advisories/54657 http://secunia.com/advisories/55078 http://secunia.com/advisories/59652 http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6150 http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2742 http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61776 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028924 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1937-1