Description
C-Kermit 8.0.200 before 11.1.515 contains an improper certificate hostname validation vulnerability that allows attackers to impersonate hosts by abusing wildcard matching in dNSName_cmp() in ck_ssl.c. Attackers holding a trusted certificate with over-matching names containing asterisks, question marks, brackets, or empty labels can intercept credentials and data over Telnet, FTP, and HTTP TLS connections.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| kermitproject | C-Kermit | 8.0.200 <11.1.515 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | ckermit | 1:11.1.515-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | ckermit | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | ckermit | No fix yet | — |
References
- https://github.com/OpenKermit/ckermit/security/advisories/GHSA-5pc4-gh6q-5h4w
- https://github.com/OpenKermit/ckermit/commit/8c60a2bd70f5a78e77ce5d140a17e7a9cdcd5e60
- https://github.com/OpenKermit/ckermit/releases/tag/v11.1.515
- https://github.com/OpenKermit/ckermit/blob/v11.0.514/ck_ssl.c#L3485
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/c-kermit-8.0.200-before-11.1.515-improper-certificate-hostname-matching-via-dnsname-cmp