CVE-2009-2408

5.9 MEDIUM
Published: July 30, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.12.3, Firefox before 3.0.13, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.23, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.18 do not properly handle a '\0' character in a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) 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. NOTE: this was originally reported for Firefox before 3.5.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=7003
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00004.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125198917018936&w=2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List
http://osvdb.org/56723
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/36088
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36125
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36139
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36157
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36434
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36669
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/37098
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021030.1-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1874
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:197
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:216
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:217
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-42.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2009_48_firefox.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.openldap.org/devel/cvsweb.cgi/libraries/libldap/tls_m.c.diff?r1=1.8&r2=1.11&f=h
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1207.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1432.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022632
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-810-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2085
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/07/kaminsky/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Press/Media Coverage
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=510251
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10751
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8458
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
https://usn.ubuntu.com/810-2/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=7003
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00004.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125198917018936&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
http://osvdb.org/56723
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/36088
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36125
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36139
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36157
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36434
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36669
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/37098
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021030.1-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1874
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:197
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:216
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:217
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-42.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2009_48_firefox.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.openldap.org/devel/cvsweb.cgi/libraries/libldap/tls_m.c.diff?r1=1.8&r2=1.11&f=h
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1207.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1432.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022632
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-810-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2085
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/07/kaminsky/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Press/Media Coverage
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=510251
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10751
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8458
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
https://usn.ubuntu.com/810-2/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link

60 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
5.9 / 10.0
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-295

Affected Vendors

debian suse mozilla canonical opensuse

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