CVE-2009-3639
The mod_tls module in ProFTPD before 1.3.2b, and 1.3.3 before 1.3.3rc2, when the dNSNameRequired TLS option is enabled, does not properly…
- 5.8MediumCVSS base score
- 5.7%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 6.9% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
The mod_tls module in ProFTPD before 1.3.2b, and 1.3.3 before 1.3.3rc2, when the dNSNameRequired TLS option is enabled, does not properly handle a '\0' character in a domain name in the Subject Alternative Name field of an X.509 client certificate, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended client-hostname restrictions via a crafted certificate issued by a legitimate Certification Authority, a related issue to CVE-2009-2408.
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 19 days later
· 19 days later
Published
- 15 years later
· 15 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.7% · top 6.9% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.8.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References12
- [oss-security] 20091023 proftpd - mod_tls - Improper SSL/TLS certificate subjectAltName verification (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- FEDORA-2009-11666 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 37219 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2009-11649 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- DSA-1925 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- http://bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3275 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20091023 Re: proftpd - mod_tls - Improper SSL/TLS certificate subjectAltName verification (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 36804 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- proftpd-modtls-security-bypass(53936) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 37131 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MDVSA-2009:288 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=530719 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2009-3614 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2009-3639)Record last updated .