Microsoft IE CA SSL Certificate Security Bypass Vulnerability - Oct09

Summary
This host is installed with Internet Explorer and is prone to Security Bypass vulnerability.
Impact
Successful exploitation will allow attackers to perform man-in-the-middle attacks or impersonate trusted servers, which will aid in further attack. Impact Level: Application
Solution
This NVT is invalidated by secpod_ms09-056.nasl. Refer secpod_ms09-056.nasl for more details
Insight
Microsoft Internet Explorer fails to properly validate '\0' character in the domain name in a signed CA certificate, allowing attackers to substitute malicious SSL certificates for trusted ones.
Affected
Microsoft IE version 6.x/7.x/8.x
References